The St. Louis Cardinals may have activated Lance Berkman today, but the slugger is not in the starting lineup. The Cardinals will instead continue to ride with the hot-hitting Allen Craig at first base.
Here are today's lineups for both teams:
St. Louis Cardinals
1. Rafael Furcal (S) SS
2. Jon Jay (L) CF
3. Matt Holliday (R) LF
4. Carlos Beltran (S) RF
5. Allen Craig (R) 1B
6. Yadier Molina (R) C
7. David Freese (R) 3B
8. Skip Schumaker (L) 2B
9. Kyle Lohse (R) P
1. Zack Cozart (R) SS
2. Drew Stubbs (R) CF
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Brandon Phillips (R) 2B
5. Jay Bruce (L) RF
6. Ryan Ludwick (R) LF
7. Scott Rolen (R) 3B
8. Devin Mesoraco (R) C
9. Mike Leake (R) P
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