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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	W. ContrerasWillson Contreras	I. HerreraIvan Herrera	—
First Base	P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan M. Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Traveling, taking infield practice Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20 Matt Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Traveling, taking infield practice Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20
Second Base	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	N. GormanNolan Gorman	T. Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford
Shortstop	M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Not starting Sunday Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Not starting Sunday	B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford	T. Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 B. DonovanBrendan Donovan
Third Base	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	N. GormanNolan Gorman T. Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford
Left Field	L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson M. SianiMike Siani D. Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Takes part in tee work Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Dylan Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Takes part in tee work Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 J. WalkerJordan Walker
Center Field	T. Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8	D. Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Takes part in tee work Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Dylan Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Takes part in tee work Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8	V. Scott IIVictor Scott II L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar M. SianiMike Siani
Right Field	J. WalkerJordan Walker	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	D. Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Takes part in tee work Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Dylan Carlson Cardinals' Dylan Carlson: Takes part in tee work Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 L. NootbaarLars Nootbaar B. DonovanBrendan Donovan T. Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 M. SianiMike Siani
Designated Hitter	N. GormanNolan Gorman	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	W. ContrerasWillson Contreras M. Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Traveling, taking infield practice Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20 Matt Carpenter Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Traveling, taking infield practice Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20 P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt J. WalkerJordan Walker B. DonovanBrendan Donovan N. ArenadoNolan Arenado

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
S. Gray Cardinals' Sonny Gray: Tosses six scoreless frames Monday Sonny Gray Cardinals' Sonny Gray: Tosses six scoreless frames Monday	M. Mikolas Cardinals' Miles Mikolas: Can't escape fifth in loss Miles Mikolas Cardinals' Miles Mikolas: Can't escape fifth in loss	L. LynnLance Lynn	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	S. MatzSteven Matz

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. Helsley Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Notches fifth save Ryan Helsley Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Notches fifth save	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	J. RomeroJoJo Romero G. GallegosGiovanny Gallegos K. Middleton Cardinals' Keynan Middleton: Resumes throwing Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 Keynan Middleton Cardinals' Keynan Middleton: Resumes throwing Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 A. PallanteAndre Pallante M. Liberatore Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore: Not available Sunday Illness: Probable for Apr 16 Matthew Liberatore Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore: Not available Sunday Illness: Probable for Apr 16 R. O'Brien Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Close to starting throwing program Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 Riley O'Brien Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Close to starting throwing program Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 R. FernandezRyan Fernandez Z. ThompsonZack Thompson