First base isn’t usually a carousel position for a big league team, especially one with the best record in the majors. But the Cardinals started their third different first basemen in three nights Friday and none of then batted higher than seventh, with two of them hitting eighth.
On Thursday, the Cardinals even used three first basemen in the same game (so did the Pittsburgh Pirates).
Before Friday, Mark Reynolds had been the most productive first baseman in the absence of injured Matt Adams, hitting seven homers and driving in 25 runs while batting .217. Xavier Scruggs knocked in seven runs in a brief trial and hit .