The Cardinals continue a home series Tuesday against the Rangers. First pitch was set for 6:45 p.m., but the Cardinals announced a delay to start and an estimated start time of 7:15 p.m.
Ƶ dropped Monday's opener 6-3.
Just before Tuesday afternoon's trade deadline, the Cardinals traded outfielder Dylan Carlson to Tampa Bay for a relief pitcher.
That move made it possible to activate new outfielder Tommy Pham before the game. He is active but is not in Tuesday's lineup.
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Right-hander Lance Lynn (5-4, 4.17) will take the mound for the Cardinals.
Lynn has gone five or more innings and allowed two or fewer earned runs in three of his last four starts.
He picked up his 2,000th career strikeout in his last start.
The Rangers will counter with right-hander Max Scherzer (2-3, 3.57), a Ƶ native.
Scherzer recently moved into the all-time top-10 for strikeouts. He has 3,400 to lead active pitchers.
With 110 more, he would pass Walter Johnson for ninth.
In seven starts at Busch Stadium, Scherzer is 3-2 with a 1.74 ERA. That's his best ERA at any stadium where he's started more than five games.
Scherzer made his 2024 debut just over a month ago after offseason back surgery.
The Cardinals are 54-52, tied for second in the NL Central and seven games out of first. Ƶ is 4-6 in its last 10.
The Rangers are 52-55, third in the AL West. They're 6-4 in their last 10.
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Masyn Winn, SS
2. Alec Burleson, LF
3. Willson Contreras, C
4. Lars Nootbaar, RF
5. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
6. Matt Carpenter, DH
7. Brandon Crawford, 3B
8. Nolan Gorman, 2B
9. Michael Siani, CF
P: Lance Lynn, RHP
RANGERS
1. Josh Smith, DH
2. Corey Seager, SS
3. Marcus Semien, 2B
4. Wyatt Langford, LF
5. Adolis García, RF
6. Nathaniel Lowe, 1B
7. Josh Jung, 3B
8. Jonah Heim, C
9. Leody Taveras, CF
P: Max Scherzer, RHP
Injury report
Riley O'Brien (flexor tendon): The right-hander is scheduled to throw an inning of relief for Memphis on Sunday and, barring any setbacks, will continue his rehab assignment on Wednesday. O’Brien’s workload on Wednesday could have him throw one-plus innings or be the first of back-to-back appearances, Marmol said. The Cardinals manager noted that, from a baseball decision point of view, he’d prefer O’Brien to throw in back-to-back outings to see how the right-hander responds to consecutive days of pitching in a game. Since beginning his rehab assignment on July 20, O’Brien has appeared in three games for Memphis and completed an inning apiece in each outing. Updated July 28
Steven Matz (lower back stiffness): Plans are for Matz, who simulated two innings of work in a bullpen session on Saturday, to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday, likely with Class AAA Memphis. The left-hander is scheduled to pitch two innings (or throw 40 pitches) in what would be his first game action since June 16, which was a rehab appearance with Class AA Springfield. Matz experienced discomfort in his back following the June 16 outing and had his rehab progress reset following a no-throw period. Updated July 28