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Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Wednesday that Herrera and Pedro Pages will share playing time at catcher next season, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports. Willson Contreras is moving into a first base/designated hitter role, clearing the way for Herrera and Pages to handle catching duties. Herrera is much more intriguing of the two from an offensive standpoint, having slashed .301/.377/.417 in 85 games over the last two seasons with the Cardinals. However, his defense -- and particularly his throwing -- have drawn scrutiny, to the point that Pages leapt him on the depth chart down the stretch.
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Herrera went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 10-8 loss to the Rockies. This was Herrera's second homer in his last four games, though he hasn't seen steady playing time in that span. He got a start at designated hitter Thursday with Pedro Pages behind the dish. Herrera has hit well but not for much power this year with a .298/.368/.427 slash line, five home runs, 27 RBI, 37 runs scored, 12 doubles and five stolen bases over 71 contests.
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Herrera went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, an additional run, a double and a walk in Saturday's 6-5 win against Cleveland. Herrera clubbed a three-run shot in the seventh inning to increase the Cardinals' lead to 6-1. The catcher has gone 9-for-20 over his past seven games to push his season batting average to an impressive .293. Herrera remains behind Pedro Pages in the backstop pecking order, however, as Pages has started five of the Cardinals' past eight games behind the plate.
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Herrera went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 10-5 win over the Pirates. Herrera is batting .320 (8-for-25) over eight games in September, though he's been in the backup role for much of the last week. Pedro Pages continues to see a slight edge for playing time behind the dish. Herrera has done enough to avoid being completely ignored with a .288/.354/.387 slash line, three home runs, five stolen bases, 23 RBI and 32 runs scored over 66 contests this season.
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Herrera is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds. Herrera had a slight edge over Pedro Pages in playing time in the first week after Willson Contreras (finger) got hurt and landed on the injured list. However, the playing time has recently been tilting in favor of Pages, who has now started six of the last eight contests. With Thursday's series finale being an afternoon game, Herrera will likely be back in the lineup that day.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STL | 72 | 229 | 37 | 69 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 53 | 5 | .301 |
| 2023 | STL | 13 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .297 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
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| 9/29 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/28 | @ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/27 | @ |
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/26 | @  |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9/25 | @ |
3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/24 | @ |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/22 | vs  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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