PHOENIX • The Cardinals will employ the same eight-man lineup Wednesday night as they did the night before when Adam Wainwright faces the Arizona Diamondbacks. That means rookie Paul DeJong will play short and Greg Garcia second, with Aledmys Diaz having been optioned to Memphis earlier in the day.
Wainwright, impressive in a two-hit, seven-inning performance in his last start at Busch Stadium, will be looking to turn around a ghastly stretch on the road in which he has allowed 18 earned runs in his last 5 1/3 innings over two games. Overall, he is 2-4 with a 9.