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Castro will bat second and start at third base Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Adonis Garcia was originally slated to start, but the everyday third baseman was scratched due to a left knee contusion. To fill his spot, Castro will enter the lineup. His batting average isn't great at .250, but he has gotten a hit in both games he's started this season, so he'll look to continue that trend Wednesday.

Baez is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth Wednesday against the Cardinals.

There was a scary moment in Tuesday's game where a pitch ricocheted off Baez's bat and hit his wrist, but he remained in the game, and was apparently feeling no ill effects Wednesday. With Addison Russell struggling to impact the game on offense, Baez could start to see a couple starts each week at shortstop, in addition to his other starts in a utility role all over the field.

Baez was hit in the wrist by a pitch that ricocheted off his bat in the seventh inning Tuesday, but he remained in the game.

He was down on the ground after initially getting hit during a pinch-hit appearance, and was not even awarded first base, as the ball grazed his bat first. The fact that it hit the bat first hopefully slowed the pitch down enough so that it will not have any lasting consequences.

Castro is in the lineup and batting second for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.

Castro is 2-for-7 with two runs scored in limited playing time this season.

Rojas is in the lineup and batting eighth for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Rojas is 3-for-6 to start the season and will make his second start of the year at short stop in order to give Adeiny Hechavarria the day off.

Tejada is not in the lineup Monday against the Cubs.

Although Tejada was activated off the disabled list Monday, the Cardinals opted not to slot him in at shortstop right away. He's expected to be the regular shortstop going forward, but he'll give way to the exceptionally-hot Aledmys Diaz on Monday.

Tejada (quadriceps) was activated from the disabled list Monday.

Tejada has been out for a bit over two weeks with a quadriceps strain, but it appears he is back to full health and ready to slot into the Cardinals lineup. As it stands now, there's a good chance he'll assume the starting shortstop duties and move Jedd Gyorko and Aledmys Diaz into bench roles. In a corresponding move, Greg Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to make room for Tejada.

Crawford (hip) returned to the lineup Saturday, going 1-for-3 with a walk, double, and RBI in a win over the Dodgers.

Crawford had a minor hip injury, but it was never considered serious. His double came of Dodgers southpaw Scott Kazmir. Crawford has gotten off to a slow start against lefties this season (.154), but he had pretty even splits against righties and lefties last season, so that lowly mark should rise as the season moves along.

Diaz is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Diaz started the last five games at shortstop, but he will be replaced by Greg Garcia in Sunday's lineup. While Diaz has seen the bulk of the starts at shortstop for the Cardinals this season, that could change when Ruben Tejada (quad) returns to action in the coming days.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Saturday against the Giants.

Seager's first blast of the season brought the Dodgers within a run of the Giants in the eighth inning of a game they'd go on to lose. Despite the homer, he now finds himself in a 2-for-15 slump, and his batting average is down to .267.