A day after dropping an ugly opener, the Cardinals continue a four-game home series Friday night against the Reds. First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m.
Right-hander Andre Pallante (3-3, 5.23) will take the mound for the Cardinals.
Pallante struggled in his last outing, giving up five earned runs in 5 1/3 innings pitched vs. San Francisco at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
Right-handers are hitting .367 vs. Pallante this season.
The Reds will counter with right-hander Frankie Montas (3-5, 4.48), who signed as a free agent in the offseason.
Montas pitched six innings, giving up three runs last month vs. the Cardinals.
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Earlier this month, he vs. Colorado.
Before the game, the Cardinals called up right-handed pitcher Gordon Graceffo, the team's No. 8 prospect, and optioned right-handed reliever Kyle Leahy to Triple-A Memphis.
The Cardinals are 41-39, second in the NL Central and 6 1/2 games behind first-place Milwaukee. Ƶ holds the third and final wild card spot if the season ended today.
The Reds are 38-43, fourth in the NL Central and have lost four straight series. In three of their last four series, the Reds have won the opener then lost the series.
It's Paul Goldschmidt City Connect bobblehead night. The first 25,000 fans ages 16 and older will receive a bobblehead of Goldschmidt wearing the new City Connect uniform.
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Brendan Donovan, LF
2. Willson Contreras, C
3. Alec Burleson, RF
4. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
5. Nolan Gorman, 2B
6. Nolan Arenado, 3B
7. Matt Carpenter, DH
8. Brandon Crawford, SS
9. Michael Siani, CF
P: Andre Pallante, RHP
REDS
1. Jonathan India, 2B
2. Elly De La Cruz, SS
3. Spencer Steer, 1B
4. Nick Martini, LF
5. Noelvi Marte, 3B
6. Santiago Espinal, DH
7. Will Benson, RF
8. Stuart Fairchild, CF
9. Luke Maile, C
P: Frankie Montas, RHP
Injury report
Lars Nootbaar (oblique strain):Nootbaar is set to begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Springfield starting Friday. The plan is to play five innings in the field Friday, which will be his first game action since spraining his oblique on May 29. Nootbaar told reporters he'd likely play in six rehab games before being able to come off the injured list..Updated June 27
Tommy Edman (wrist surgery):Edman rejoined the team to continue his rehab in Ƶ this week after he spent the past week atthe club's spring training complex in Jupiter, Florida. He took batting practice on the field on Tuesday, when he suffered a 'relatively mild' sprained ankle. He's day-to-day with resuming his rehab as the ankle heals. His workouts remain similar to a spring training buildup at this point. Edman would need a lengthy rehab assignment after not playing this season.Updated June 26
Ivan Herrera (lower back tightness):Herrera was placed on the 10-day IL ahead of Saturday's game against the Giants. Herrera said his back locked up while picking up his bag coming off the bus in Birmingham, Alabama. He has felt better this week, and began baseball activities prior to Tuesday's game. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Herrera responded well to Tuesday's work and added that the rookie catcher could return to swinging a bat on Thursday. It's not yet clear whether he'll be sent out on a rehab assignment at the end of his IL stint.Updated June 26
Riley O'Brien (flexor tendon):The right-hander was slated to pitch for Double-A Springfield on June 18, however he had trouble bouncing back from his last outing. O'Brien was sent for an MRI, which came back clean. He resumed a throwing program. There is not set date for when he could pitch in a rehab game.Updated June 24
Steven Matz (lower back stiffness):Matz suffered a setback in his rehab process and will not throw for two weeks. From there, Matz will need another full progression to work his way back to the mound. The lefty started Sunday for Class AA Springfield and threw three perfect innings, with five strikeouts on June 16. However, he experienced lingering soreness the morning following that outing, leading to a lengthy setback. Cardinals manager Oli Marmol said the best-case scenario is a four-to-six week recovery time for Matz.Updated June 22