JUPITER, Fla. — After starting in Sunday's Grapefruit League opener and taking two at-bats while wearing Cardinals red for the first time in an official game, free agent acquisition Willson Contreras returns to St. Louis's lineup for Tuesday's road game against Washington at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Contreras will bat fifth and be joined by Cardinals regulars Brendan Donovan, Tyler O'Neill, Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Dylan Carlson in the starting lineup against the Nationals.
Two days removed from his Grapefruit League showing that included a home run, infield single, and a fly ball caught on the warning track as he battled the sun, top prospect Jordan Walker starts in left field and bats eighth on Tuesday.