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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: Homers in Wednesday's loss Paul Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Homers in Wednesday's loss	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Clubs fifth homer Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Clubs fifth homer	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan M. CarpenterMatt Carpenter
Second Base	N. Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Swats homer in win Nolan Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Swats homer in win	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: Hits first homer of season Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Hits first homer of season	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. Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Posts three hits Friday Nolan Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Posts three hits Friday	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	N. Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Swats homer in win Nolan Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Swats homer in win 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: Homers, scores three runs Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Homers, scores three runs	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Clubs fifth homer Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Clubs fifth homer M. SianiMike Siani D. CarlsonDylan Carlson
Center Field	M. SianiMike Siani	D. CarlsonDylan Carlson	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Homers, scores three runs Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Homers, scores three runs 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	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Homers, scores three runs Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Homers, scores three runs	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Clubs fifth homer Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Clubs fifth homer	D. CarlsonDylan Carlson 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	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Clubs fifth homer Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Clubs fifth homer	M. CarpenterMatt Carpenter	N. Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Swats homer in win Nolan Gorman Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Swats homer in win B. DonovanBrendan Donovan P. Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Homers in Wednesday's loss Paul Goldschmidt Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Homers in Wednesday's loss N. Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Posts three hits Friday Nolan Arenado Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Posts three hits Friday 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: Roughed up early in loss Lance Lynn Cardinals' Lance Lynn: Roughed up early in loss	K. Gibson Cardinals' Kyle Gibson: Wins with shaky outing Kyle Gibson Cardinals' Kyle Gibson: Wins with shaky outing	S. Matz Back: Expected to be out until at least May 25 Steven Matz Back: Expected to be out until at least May 25

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. HelsleyRyan Helsley	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	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 Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 27 Keynan Middleton Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 27 N. RobertsonNick Robertson R. FernandezRyan Fernandez J. KingJohn King 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