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DeJong back in lineup for Cardinals afternoon game with Pirates

Paul DeJong is back in the starting lineup, stepping back in for Edmundo Sosa at shortstop for the Cardinals' Saturday afternoon game with the Pirates at Busch Stadium.

Other than that, the Cardinals lineup is the same as it was Friday night.

Cardinals manager Mike Shildt characterized Sosa, who left the game on Friday with cramps, as "sore but usable" today and that he should be available.

DeJong comes into the game hitting .161. He went 1 for 2 on Friday night after coming in for Sosa in the sixth inning. Sosa went 1 for 3, upping his batting average to .