Coming off of series wins against the Reds and Braves — both winning teams — St. Louis has an opportunity to take a third straight series against good teams if they can upset (?) Baltimore a few times at Camden Yards this week. Game one featured an all-time nasty pitching matchup of Dakota Hudson vs Dean Kremer. Game two, however, will feature an intriguing matchup between Adam Wainwright — who is still seeking 199 — against John Means, who is making his return from April 2022 Tommy John Surgery.
Here are the lineups for the Cardinals and Orioles Monday night:
Cardinals:
- Lars Nootbaar, LF
- Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
- Nolan Gorman, 2B
- Nolan Arenado, 3B
- Willson Contreras, C
- Alec Burleson, DH
- Jordan Walker, RF
- Tommy Edman, CF
- Masyn Winn, SS
Dakota Hudson - SP
And the Orioles:
- Adley Rutschman, C
- Gunnar Henderson, SS
- Anthony Santander, DH
- Ryan O’Hearn, RF
- Ryan Mountcastle, 1B
- Cedric Mullins, CF
- Aaron Hicks, LF
- Adam Frazier, 2B
- Ramon Urias, 3B
Dean Kremer - SP
The Cardinals bats showed some real life over the first five innings, popping back up as the Orioles showed why they’re one of the very best teams in baseball.