First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 St. Louis time at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
After he homered twice, drove in four runs, and went four-for-five during a rehab game on Sunday with Class AAA Memphis, outfielder Lars Nootbaar was activated from the injured list ahead of the Cardinals’ Monday series opener vs. the Nationals.
Nootbaar will bat third and start in right field in his return to the Cardinals lineup for the first time since he sustained a lower back contusion on May 29. Rookie first baseman Luken Baker was optioned in a corresponding move to make room for Nootbaar on the 26-man active roster.