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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.

Anderson (wrist) went 3-for-12 with two doubles and a run scored over his last three games with Triple-A Charlotte.

Anderson missed some time earlier this month with a wrist injury, but he returned to action April 14 and has played every day since. Anderson is off to a slow start in his first go-around at Triple-A, posting a .167/.167/.233 slash line through his first seven games, but he has plenty of time to turn things around.

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.

Correa will be out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Correa has played in all 12 of the Astros' games to date, and after going 1-for-14 over the most recent four contests, manager A.J. Hinch decided it was best to give the 21-year-old a day off. Replaced at shortstop by Marwin Gonzalez, Correa will also cede his usual No. 3 spot in the order to Colby Rasmus.

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.

Diaz went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Saturday's 9-8 loss to the Reds.

The rookie continues to impress, collecting his second straight multi-hit game and pushing his average over .400 in the process. Diaz has impressively hit safely in eight of the nine games he's played, and contributed across the board. He's collected five doubles, a triple, two homers, eight RBI, and a walk, while slashing an outstanding .406/.424/.813 line over 32 at-bats.