First pitch is scheduled for 9:10 p.m. (CT) at T-Mobile Park
Brendan Donovan returns to the starting lineup and the leadoff spot in the Cardinals lineup after having been scratched from the lineup Tuesday and then coming off the bench in Wednesday’s rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Donovan, who will start at second base, had been out of the lineup due to a shin abrasion and infection. Though he entered Wednesday’s game as a defensive replacement in the late innings. He did not have an at-bat in that game.
His presence in the leadoff spot pushed Tommy Edman back to the No.