The St. Louis Cardinals have a chance to use their two out of three in New York as a springboard for better play, with series against the National and Cubs up next. Jack Flaherty got roughed up in his last start against the Giants, but before that had been more or less rock solid in his previous four outings. Flaherty was in search of a bounce-back Monday afternoon against the Nats, but they got to him early in the nation’s capital. That didn’t stop him from pitching deep into this game, however.
Here are the lineups Monday, featuring Lars Nootbaar for the first time since May 29:
Cardinals:
- Brendan Donovan, LF
- Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
- Lars Nootbaar, RF
- Nolan Arenado, 3B
- Willson Contreras, C
- Jordan Walker, DH
- Nolan Gorman, 2B
- Paul DeJong, SS
- Tommy Edman, CF
Jack Flaherty, SP
Nationals:
- Lane Thomas, RF
- Luis Garcia, 2B
- Jeimer Candelario, 3B
- Joey Meneses, DH
- Keibert Ruiz, C
- Corey Dickerson, LF
- Dominic Smith, 1B
- Victor Robles, CF
- CJ Abrams, SS
Josiah Gray - SP
In very un-Cardinals like fashion, St.