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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	I. HerreraIvan Herrera	P. PagesPedro Pages	W. Contreras Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jul 19 Willson Contreras Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jul 19
First Base	P. Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Back in lineup Friday Paul Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Back in lineup Friday	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan M. Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Activated Saturday Matt Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Activated Saturday
Second Base	N. Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Homers off bench Friday Nolan Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Homers off bench Friday	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Shortstop	M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Registers steal Friday Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Registers steal Friday	B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Third Base	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	N. Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Homers off bench Friday Nolan Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Homers off bench Friday B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Left Field	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Racks up three hits Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Racks up three hits	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson M. SianiMike Siani D. Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Sits against righty Dylan Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Sits against righty
Center Field	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Racks up three hits Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Racks up three hits	D. Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Sits against righty Dylan Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Sits against righty	M. SianiMike Siani T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Right Field	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Racks up three hits Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Racks up three hits	D. Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Sits against righty Dylan Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Sits against righty B. DonovanBrendan Donovan M. SianiMike Siani T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Designated Hitter	M. Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Activated Saturday Matt Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Activated Saturday	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	N. Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Homers off bench Friday Nolan Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Homers off bench Friday B. DonovanBrendan Donovan P. Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Back in lineup Friday Paul Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Back in lineup Friday N. ArenadoNolan Arenado I. HerreraIvan Herrera W. Contreras Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jul 19 Willson Contreras Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jul 19

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
S. GraySonny Gray	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	L. Lynn Cardinals' Lance Lynn: Yields five runs in loss Lance Lynn Cardinals' Lance Lynn: Yields five runs in loss	K. Gibson Cardinals' Kyle Gibson: Wild in no-decision Kyle Gibson Cardinals' Kyle Gibson: Wild in no-decision	S. Matz Back: Expected to be out until at least May 18 Steven Matz Back: Expected to be out until at least May 18

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. HelsleyRyan Helsley	A. Kittredge Cardinals' Andrew Kittredge: Implodes in seventh inning Andrew Kittredge Cardinals' Andrew Kittredge: Implodes in seventh inning	J. RomeroJoJo Romero G. Gallegos Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 21 Giovanny Gallegos Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 21 K. Middleton Cardinals' Keynan Middleton: On verge of rehab assignment Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 Keynan Middleton Cardinals' Keynan Middleton: On verge of rehab assignment Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 N. RobertsonNick Robertson R. FernandezRyan Fernandez J. KingJohn King M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore C. RoycroftChris Roycroft K. LeahyKyle Leahy R. O'Brien Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 30 Riley O'Brien Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 30