It worked so well on Sunday, with Matt Holliday batting fourth and going 3 for 4, that he's there again on Monday.
Holliday will bat fourth and play first for the second straight day when the Cardinals start a four-game series with the Padres on Monday at Busch Stadium.
Jhonny Peralta is out of the lineup today. Manager Mike Matheny said his thumb was sore.
"He took a swing yesterday. That was part of the double switch we did, getting him out. It seems like the checked swings or the swings and misses kind of grab him there.