Last night as I was finishing up my game recap, the Cardinals post-game show broke in with news that Matthew Liberatore would join the team and start tonight’s game against Milwaukee. The Cardinals plan on operating with a six-man rotation for the immediate future, which honestly isn’t the worst idea — none of the St. Louis starters’ stats make your eyes jump out of your skull.
Wednesday night’s game was a chance for St. Louis to win their third consecutive series, and continue to slowly climb up from the dark, damp basement of the NL Central.
Here are the starting lineups:
- Owen Miller, LF
- William Contreras, C
- Willy Adames, SS
- Darin Ruf, 1B
- Brian Anderson, 3B
- Tyrone Taylor, RF
- Victor Caratini, C
- Joey Wiemer, CF
- Brice Turang, 2B
Corbin Burnes - SP
Cardinals:
- Lars Nootbaar CF
- Paul Goldschmidt, DH
- Nolan Gorman, 2B
- Nolan Arenado, 3B
- Willson Contreras, C
- Brendan Donovan, 1B
- Alec Burleson, LF
- Paul DeJong, SS
- Tommy Edman, RF
Matthew Liberatore - SP
While it wasn’t the most efficient outing, Matthew Liberatore gave the Cardinals five shutout innings in his season debut, and the St.