After the Cardinals had their metaphorical bubble popped at Wrigley (no pun intended) over the weekend, the next stop was a brief three-game set against the snakes out in Arizona. The D-Backs have scuffled a bit lately, but are still in a playoff spot if the season ended today.
Here are today’s lineups for the Cardinals and D-Backs:
Cardinals:
- Brendan Donovan, DH
- Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
- Nolan Arenado, 3B
- Lars Nootbaar, LF
- Jordan Walker, RF
- Dylan Carlson, CF
- Paul DeJong, SS
- Taylor Motter, 2B
- Andrew Knizner, C
Adam Wainwright - SP
- Geraldo Perdomo, SS
- Ketel Marte, 2B
- Corbin Carroll, LF
- Christian Walker, 1B
- Lourdes Gurriel, DH
- Emmanuel Rivera, 3B
- Jake McCarthy, RF
- Carson Kelly, C
- Alek Thomas, CF
Ryne Nelson - SP
Adam Wainwright was on a loose 65-pitch max, and was able to gut out five innings of two-run ball and left looking like he had a great chance at win number 199.