PITTSBURGH • The lopsided score of the afternoon game at PNC Park allowed manager Mike Matheny to remove catcher Tony Cruz and save him some innings for the night game while also getting a chance to continue to process of getting returning players ready for full-game action.
In the night game, it's Randal Grichuk's and Matt Adams' turn.
Both players, returning from different maladies, are in the starting lineup for the night cap of a two-game set against the chasing Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates won the first game, 8-2, to cut the Cardinals' lead down to three games with four games to play in the regular season.