I’m back from vacation, but it seems the Cardinals decided to start misbehaving again while I was gone. You’d think a 12-game stretch against the Reds, Guardians, Royals, and Pirates would be a golden opportunity for St. Louis to butter up its record before a big series against the Rangers, but this team loves making things hard on themselves.
Here are the starting lineups for the second game against the Rangers down at Globe Life Field:
Cardinals:
- Brendan Donovan, LF
- Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
- Nolan Gorman, 2B
- Nolan Arenado, 3B
- Willson Contreras, C
- Alec Burleson, DH
- Paul DeJong, SS
- Jordan Walker, RF
- Tommy Edman, CF
Matthew Liberatore - SP
Rangers:
- Marcus Semien, 2B
- Corey Seager, DH
- Nathaniel Lowe, 1B
- Adolis Garcia, RF
- Josh Jung, 3B
- Robbie Grossman, LF
- Mitch Garver, C
- Ezequiel Duran, SS
- Leody Taveras, CF
Dane Dunning, SP
1st Inning
The Cardinals got on the board first thanks to a Nolan Arenado two-run bomb.