ATLANTA _ Although the Cardinals had lost nine of their past 11 games, manager Mike Shildt trusted the process. He stayed with his regular lineup Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves, which was not the regular lineup when the season began six weeks ago.
Center fielder Harrison Bader has been cleared for full-time duty after recovering from neck stiffness, following a injury list stay with a strained hamstring. It has been a baseball adage that a regular player doesn’t lose his job because of an injury but in the case of Bader, who is batting .