The Cardinals, losers in Monday's opener, continue a home series Tuesday against the Padres. First pitch is set for 6:45 p.m.
Before the game, the Cardinals called up right-hander Riley O'Brien from Memphis and designated fellow righty Shawn Armstrong for assignment. Armstrong was the player received from Tampa Bay in exchange for Dylan Carlson last month.
He appeared in 11 games with şüŔęĘÓƵ and had a 2.84 ERA.
O'Brien was 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA in 14 games at Triple-A Memphis this year. He began the season with the Cardinals, making one appearance before suffering a forearm flexor strain.
Tuesday brings a tough pitching matchup for the Redbirds, at least on paper.
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Right-hander Miles Mikolas (8-10, 5.19) will take the mound for the Cardinals, facing the team he debuted with.
Mikolas' last start (six innings, no earned runs vs. Milwaukee) was his first quality start since July 28 and his first not allowing a run since July 8.
His 2.55 ERA in seven starts vs. San Diego is his best vs. any opponent that he's faced more than three times.
The Padres will counter with right-hander Dylan Cease (12-10, 3.43).
Cease is baseball's ninth most-valuable starter by Fangraphs wins above replacement value and his strikeout rate is third among MLB starters.
His , with batters hitting .172 against it.
Luken Baker bats third and will be the designated hitter in his first start of the season.
JosĂ© FermĂn, who will play third and bat eighth, will get his first start since being recalled last week.
Cease has faced şüŔęĘÓƵ once in his six big-league seasons, last season with the White Sox, when he gave up five earned runs on 11 hits in six innings. He earned a no-decision in the 8-7 White Sox win.
The Cardinals are 65-66, third in the NL Central and 10 1/2 games out of first. şüŔęĘÓƵ has won two straight series but is 9-14 in the month of August. The Redbirds are six games out of the final wild-card spot.
The Padres are 75-58, third in the NL West and four games out of first. The Friars are 25-8 in their last 33 games and hold the second wild-card spot.
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Masyn Winn, SS
2. Alec Burleson, LF
3. Luken Baker, DH
4. Brendan Donovan, 2B
5. Iván Herrera, C
6. Lars Nootbaar, RF
7. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
8. JosĂ© FermĂn, 3B
9. Victor Scott II, CF
P: Miles Mikolas, RHP
PADRES
1. Luis Arraez, 1B
2. Jurickson Profar, LF
3. Jake Cronenworth, DH
4. Manny Machado, 3B
5. Xander Bogaerts, 2B
6. Jackson Merrill, CF
7. David Peralta, RF
8. Luis Campusano, C
9. Mason McCoy, SS
P: Dylan Cease, RHP
Injury report
Willson Contreras (fractured finger):Ěý°Őłó±đĚýcatcher fractured the middle finger on his right hand when struck by a pitch Saturday night. He will have three weeks of no impact then he can begin a progression. There's not much wiggle room for a possible return. The injury could end his season.ĚýUpdated Aug. 27
Michael Siani (oblique strain):ĚýThe outfielder progressed from front flips to coach-pitched batting practice to high-velocity machine work, and he faced Lynn in the live BP on Monday. Next, he'll start a rehab assignment with Springfield on Tuesday. He's expected to play five innings in center field, followed by seven innings the following game.ĚýUpdated Aug. 27
Lance Lynn (knee strain):ĚýThe right-hander threw a live BP session Monday at Busch Stadium and reported no ill effects while speaking with reporters after the session. He will go on a minor-league rehab assignment, and he's slated to pitch for Triple-A Memphis against the Chicago Cubs' affiliate on Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa. He's expected to throw up to 85 pitches in that outing.ĚýUpdated Aug. 26
Steven Matz (lower back stiffness):ĚýThe left-hander will make another rehab start for Memphis on Tuesday, but he'll be on a reduced pitch count compared to his previous outing. He'll throw approximately 65 pitches after he threw 85 in his previous start. The reduced pitch count is in order to allow for "flexibility" when it comes time to adding him back onto the roster, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said.ĚýUpdated Aug. 26