Edman went 0-for-5 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Reds.
Edman wasn't able to get his bat going in his first turn at leadoff since May 13, but he at least picked up his seventh steal of the season. The versatile 28-year-old has gone 12-for-26 (.462) over his last eight contests with a home run, four steals and three RBI in that span. He's slashing .277/.333/.466 on the season.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Collects three hits Sunday
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Edman went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-5 win over the Dodgers.
Edman has gone 4-for-7 across two games since returning from abdominal soreness. He's logged multiple hits in three of his last seven contests, and he has four extra-base hits in that span. The utility man is slashing .287/.340/.483 with six home runs, six stolen bases, 18 RBI, 25 runs scored, eight doubles and a triple through 45 games this season.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Back as expected
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Edman (abdomen) will bat ninth and play right field Saturday against the Dodgers, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Edman left Thursday's series opener following an outfield collision with Lars Nootbaar and didn't start Friday's contest, but he appeared off the bench. Expectations were that he'd be able to return to the lineup Saturday, and that's indeed the case.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Expects to return Saturday
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Edman (abdomen) said he expects to return to the lineup Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
He's absent from the Cardinals' starting lineup Friday night against the Dodgers after a collision with Lars Nootbaar in Thursday's series opener. Edman checked out negative for any serious injury, though, and got through a workout without issue Friday afternoon in St. Louis.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Absent from lineup Friday
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Edman (abdomen) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Dodgers.
Edman was pulled from Thursday's game due to abdominal soreness related to a collision with teammate Lars Nootbaar and is presumably day-to-day. Nolan Gorman is playing second base and batting third Friday for the Cardinals, while Paul DeJong is at shortstop and Oscar Mercado handles right field.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Adds another steal
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Edman went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Brewers.
Edman hit a two-out single and stole second in the second inning, but the Cardinals couldn't bring him home. He's been quite productive of late, hitting safely in six of his last seven games while batting .440 (11-for-25) with three steals, a home run and three RBI in that span. With Tyler O'Neill (back) and Dylan Carlson (ankle) both out, Edman has started the last two games in right field. Nolan Gorman and Paul DeJong have found success as the middle-infield duo lately, so it's possible Edman's best path to playing time may be in the outfield for the near future.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Three more hits Tuesday
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Edman went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two stolen bases in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers.
After Tuesday's effort, Edman now has seven hits, five runs and two RBI over his last two games. Prior to May 15, he had just six hits over 11 games in May. Edman's two stolen bases were his first since April 27. He's combined for 62 steals over the last two seasons, so expectations are that his stolen bases will pick up as the year carries on. He's now slashing .275/.333/.473 with six homers, 17 RBI, 22 runs, five steals and an 11:21 BB:K over 146 plate appearances.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Collects four hits in big win
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Edman went 4-for-5 with a home run, four total runs and two total RBI against the Brewers in an 18-1 win Monday.
The Cardinals racked up 16 hits in the rout, and Edman was responsible for a quarter of those with his first four-hit performance of the campaign. Two of his hits came in the eighth inning, as he led off the 10-run frame with a solo homer and later notched a two-run single. This was a much-needed big game for the second baseman, as he had gone just 3-for-24 over his previous eight contests.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Sitting versus righty Sunday
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Edman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Though Edman served as the Cardinals' leadoff man in each of the past three games, all of those starts came with St. Louis facing left-handed pitchers. He'll now find himself on the bench for the second straight matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher and could be in danger of falling into a timeshare at either middle-infield spot with Brendan Donovan and Paul DeJong.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Not in lineup Tuesday
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Edman is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Paul DeJong will play shortstop and bat seventh versus the Cubs and right-hander Jameson Taillon. Nolan Gorman is at second base and hitting third. Willson Contreras will serve as the designated hitter and hit fifth.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Gets Saturday off
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Edman will sit Saturday against the Tigers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Edman started 20 of the Cardinals' first 21 games at shortstop, but his playing time has taken a hit since Paul DeJong was recalled in late April. In 13 games with DeJong on the roster, Edman has started five times at second base and four times at shortstop while finding himself on the bench on four occasions. DeJong starts at shortstop Saturday with Brendan Donovan starting at second base.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Swats fifth homer
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Edman went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in a loss to the Angels on Thursday.
Edman belted a three-run shot to right field in the fourth inning, giving him his first multi-RBI game since April 19. The shortstop had been in the midst of a slump coming into the contest, going just 2-for-15 over his previous three games. Edman is up to five homers and 13 RBI through 30 games on the campaign, putting him on pace to surpass last year's career-best marks of 13 long balls and 57 RBI.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Not in lineup Friday
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Edman is not in the lineup Friday against the Dodgers.
The hot-hitting Paul DeJong will handle shortstop duties and bat ninth versus the Dodgers and right-hander Dustin May. Brendan Donovan is starting at second base and batting eighth.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Active on offense in victory
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Edman went 2-for-4 with a double, a run, an RBI and a stolen base in a 6-0 win over the Giants on Thursday.
Edman was quite productive in the outing, plating a run with an infield single in the seventh inning and scoring following a double in the ninth. He also stole his third bag of the campaign, two of which have come in his past five contests. Edman's fantasy managers have to be pleased to see him running more -- after swiping 30-plus bases in each of his previous two campaigns, he began 2023 with just one steal over his first 19 contests.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Goes deep in loss
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Edman went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals.
Edman took a changeup offering from Sean Manaea over the wall in center field for his fourth home run of the season and the third over his last six games. He would reach again on a fielder's choice in the eighth and later score in the inning. The 27-year-old has turned it up at the dish over the last week, slashing .353/.450/1.059 with three homers, seven RBI, six runs and a 3:0 BB:K. Even with his recent surge at the plate, Edman is still seeing himself bat at the bottom of the order against righties while he's near the top of the lineup against lefties.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Homers, swipes bag in loss
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Edman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in a loss to Seattle on Saturday.
Edman's homer brought the Cardinals to within a run in the ninth inning, though it proved to be the team's final hit of the game. The long ball was the second in a span of three games for Edman, a stretch during which he's gone 5-for-11 with four extra-base hits and six RBI. Edman had been cold in his six contests prior to the three-game pickup, going 3-for-20 without an extra-base hit.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Five RBI, three runs in win
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Edman went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, a homer, five RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's 14-5 victory over the Diamondbacks.
Edman doubled in his first at-bat and came around to score on a Dylan Carlson RBI double. The shortstop walked in his second plate appearance and proceed to hit a three-run homer in the third to give the Cardinals a 7-3 lead. In the fifth, Edman smoked a two-run triple and once again scored on a knock from Carlson. Coming into the contest, Edman had just two extra-base hits and two RBI through 67 plate appearances.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Supplies walk-off hit Sunday
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Edman went 2-for-5 and had a walk-off single in the 10th as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 5-4.
Edman redeemed himself with the game-winning hit after he had grounded into an inning-ending double play in the fourth with the bases loaded. It was just his second RBI on the year and his fourth multi-hit effort. The Cardinals are slated to face five righties this coming week, meaning Edman should continue to be slotted into the bottom part of the order a majority of the time.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Hits first homer
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Edman went 3-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 9-6 victory over Colorado.
The 27-year-old started the scoring with his first long ball -- and first extra-base hit -- of the season during the opening frame, and he also hit his way on during the third and fifth innings. Edman has a .289/.372/.395 slash line with a home run, a stolen base and five runs through 11 games.
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Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Swipes bag Sunday
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Edman went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 9-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Edman's hit well through three games, going 4-for-12, though all of his hits have been singles. His steal was his first of the campaign after he went 32-for-35 on the basepaths a year ago. Edman's starting at shortstop but hitting ninth against right-handed pitchers to begin 2023, which limits his potential to pile up counting stats. He's still in consideration to be the leadoff hitter versus southpaws.
