After salvaging a series split against the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend, the Cardinals focused their attention on the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. They missed Zac Gallen in this series — instead, they got Merrill Kelly in game one, who has a career ERA of 3.38 against St. Louis in four starts.
Diamondbacks starting lineup:
- Josh Rojas, 3B
- Ketel Marte, 2B
- Lourdes Gurriel, LF
- Christian Walker, 1B
- Corbin Carroll, RF
- Pavin Smith, DH
- Gabriel Moreno, C
- Alek Thomas, CF
- Geraldo Perdomo, SS
Merrill Kelly - SP
And the Cardinals, with Paul Goldschmidt getting a rare day off against his former team:
- Brendan Donovan, 1B
- Alec Burleson, DH
- Willson Contreras, C
- Nolan Arenado, 3B
- Nolan Gorman, 2B
- Tyler O’Neill, LF
- Lars Nootbaar, CF
- Jordan Walker, RF
- Tommy Edman, SS
Jack Flaherty - SP
Truth be told, Flaherty looked as dominant as he has in quite some time.