The Cardinals begin a road series Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. First pitch is set for 5:40 p.m.
Right-hander Kyle Gibson (5-3, 3.70) will take the mound for the Cardinals.
Gibson is coming off his shortest start of the season. He lasted just four innings vs. Atlanta, giving up four runs in a loss.
The Pirates will counter with righty Mitch Keller (9-4, 3.20).
Last month at Busch, Keller suffered the loss against the Cardinals, giving up four earned runs in six innings in his worst outing since April.
Keller has a 1.85 ERA since the start of May.
Overall, he has a 3.56 ERA in 11 outings vs. St. Louis, his best vs. any opponent that he's started more than seven games against.
The Cardinals are 43-40, second in the NL Central and six games out of first. St. Louis has won seven of 10.
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The Pirates are 40-43, third in the NL Central and 5-5 in their last 10.
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Masyn Winn, SS
2. Alec Burleson, RF
3. Willson Contreras, C
4. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
5. Brendan Donovan, LF
6. Nolan Arenado, 3B
7. Matt Carpenter, DH
8. Nolan Gorman, 2B
9. Michael Siani, CF
P: Kyle Gibson, RHP
PIRATES
1. Andrew McCutchen, DH
2. Bryan Reynolds, LF
3. Oneil Cruz, SS
4. Connor Joe, RF
5. Rowdy Tellez, 1B
6. Nick Gonzales, 2B
7. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B
8. Jack Suwinski, CF
9. Yasmani Grandal, C
P: Mitch Keller, RHP
Injury report
Lars Nootbaar (oblique strain): Nootbaar will continue a rehab assignment with Double-A Springfield. He started it by playing five innings in right field Friday night and going 0 for 3, his first game action since spraining his oblique on May 29. He's scheduled to play seven innings with Springfield on Saturday. Nootbaar told reporters he'd likely play in six rehab games before being able to come off the injured list. Updated June 29
Tommy Edman (wrist surgery): Edman rejoined the team to continue his rehab in St. Louis this week after he spent the past week at the 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 took swings on Friday, and he came out of that feeling good. He will not return to Florida when the team heads out on the road next week. He could join a minor-league affiliate in the coming week, depending on how he recovers from activity this weekend. Updated June 29
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. He played catch on the field and took swings. He could progress to full batting practice in the coming days. He planned to catch a bullpen session on Saturday. Updated June 29
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