Catcher Eric Fryer will make his second start of the season in place of Yadier Molina and hit No. 8 tonight against the Washington Nationals. Fryer is hitting .227 with five hits, including a pair of doubles, thus far.
Meanwhile, Kolten Wong remained out of the starting lineup after battling an illness on the just-completed road trip. Wong hasn't started since April 23.
He made a couple of pinch-hitting appearances on the trip after getting sick and sat the entire game on Tuesday in Arizona.
Here are the lineups:
Cardinals
1. Matt Carpenter, 3B
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