The Reds activated catcher Devin Mesoraco (oblique) off the 15-day disabled list prior to Monday's game at St. Louis.
However, Mesoraco was not in the starting lineup, as Brayan Pena drew the start at catcher. Though, manager Bryan Price said it was because he liked how Pena worked with starting pitcher Tony Cingrani in the left-handed hurler's first start this season.
"He's not in there because of the way things worked between Brayan and Tony the first time through," Price said, per MLB.com. "I think familiarity is important in this particular case. Our intentions are for Devin to get the bulk of the playing time. That's not going to change. He's just not starting today."