Weather permitting, the Phillies will resume their four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Andrew McCutchen was granted two consecutive days off after a slow start to the season. Manager Joe Girardi said on Tuesday that McCutchen should be back in the lineup Wednesday.
This time around, McCutchen will bat fifth. It’s the first time in his big league career he has been penciled into the No. 5 spot as a starter and his first time out of the No. 1 spot in the starting lineup for the Phillies.