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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	W. Contreras Cardinals' Willson Contreras: In Wednesday's lineup Willson Contreras Cardinals' Willson Contreras: In Wednesday's lineup	I. HerreraIvan Herrera	P. PagesPedro Pages
First Base	P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting against lefty Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting against lefty	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan M. Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Resumes swinging Oblique: Expected to be out until at least May 4 Matt Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Resumes swinging Oblique: Expected to be out until at least May 4
Second Base	N. GormanNolan Gorman	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	J. Fermin Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Recalled from Triple-A Jose Fermin Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Recalled from Triple-A T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford
Shortstop	M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Receives rest day Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Receives rest day	B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford	J. Fermin Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Recalled from Triple-A Jose Fermin Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Recalled from Triple-A B. DonovanBrendan Donovan T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8
Third Base	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	N. GormanNolan Gorman J. Fermin Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Recalled from Triple-A Jose Fermin Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Recalled from Triple-A B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8
Left Field	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Two-run double in win Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Two-run double in win	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting against lefty Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting against lefty M. SianiMike Siani D. Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 3 Dylan Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 3
Center Field	T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8	D. Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 3 Dylan Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 3	M. SianiMike Siani L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Two-run double in win Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Two-run double in win
Right Field	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Two-run double in win Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Two-run double in win	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting against lefty Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting against lefty	D. Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 3 Dylan Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 3 B. DonovanBrendan Donovan T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 M. SianiMike Siani
Designated Hitter	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting against lefty Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting against lefty	N. GormanNolan Gorman	W. Contreras Cardinals' Willson Contreras: In Wednesday's lineup Willson Contreras Cardinals' Willson Contreras: In Wednesday's lineup M. Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Resumes swinging Oblique: Expected to be out until at least May 4 Matt Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Resumes swinging Oblique: Expected to be out until at least May 4 B. DonovanBrendan Donovan P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt N. ArenadoNolan Arenado I. HerreraIvan Herrera

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
S. GraySonny Gray	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	L. LynnLance Lynn	K. Gibson Cardinals' Kyle Gibson: Sharp after rough start Kyle Gibson Cardinals' Kyle Gibson: Sharp after rough start	S. MatzSteven Matz

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. HelsleyRyan Helsley	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	J. RomeroJoJo Romero G. GallegosGiovanny Gallegos K. Middleton Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 Keynan Middleton Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore N. RobertsonNick Robertson R. FernandezRyan Fernandez R. O'Brien Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 Riley O'Brien Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 J. King Cardinals' John King: Called up to majors John King Cardinals' John King: Called up to majors