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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. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Gets aboard three times in win Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Gets aboard three times in win	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan M. CarpenterMatt Carpenter
Second Base	N. GormanNolan Gorman	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1
Shortstop	M. WinnMasyn Winn	B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1
Third Base	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	N. GormanNolan Gorman B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1
Left Field	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Goes deep in loss Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Goes deep in loss	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Gets aboard three times in win Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Gets aboard three times in win M. Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Powers offense in win Mike Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Powers offense in win D. CarlsonDylan Carlson
Center Field	M. Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Powers offense in win Mike Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Powers offense in win	D. CarlsonDylan Carlson	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Goes deep in loss Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Goes deep in loss T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1
Right Field	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Goes deep in loss Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Goes deep in loss	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Gets aboard three times in win Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Gets aboard three times in win	D. CarlsonDylan Carlson B. DonovanBrendan Donovan M. Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Powers offense in win Mike Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Powers offense in win T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1
Designated Hitter	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Gets aboard three times in win Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Gets aboard three times in win	M. CarpenterMatt Carpenter	N. GormanNolan Gorman B. DonovanBrendan Donovan P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt 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. Gray Cardinals' Sonny Gray: Collects sixth win Sonny Gray Cardinals' Sonny Gray: Collects sixth win	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	L. LynnLance Lynn	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	S. Matz Back: Expected to be out until at least Jun 11 Steven Matz Back: Expected to be out until at least Jun 11

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. Helsley Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Picks up 14th save Ryan Helsley Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Picks up 14th save	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	J. RomeroJoJo Romero G. Gallegos Cardinals' Giovanny Gallegos: Continuing mound work Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 Giovanny Gallegos Cardinals' Giovanny Gallegos: Continuing mound work Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 K. Middleton Cardinals' Keynan Middleton: Might be back this weekend Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 25 Keynan Middleton Cardinals' Keynan Middleton: Might be back this weekend Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 25 M. Liberatore Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore: Not expected to start this weekend Matthew Liberatore Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore: Not expected to start this weekend N. RobertsonNick Robertson R. FernandezRyan Fernandez J. KingJohn King K. LeahyKyle Leahy R. Loutos Cardinals' Ryan Loutos: Added to big-league roster Ryan Loutos Cardinals' Ryan Loutos: Added to big-league roster 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