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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Playing time trending down
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Jordan is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Jordan will head to the bench for the second time in the series and has now been excluded from the starting nine in three of the Cardinals' last four matchups with right-handed pitchers. Jose Fermin may have overtaken Jordan the team's preferred option at third base while Jordan has struggled to a .236/.250/.315 batting line (52 wRC+) in 96 plate appearances versus righties.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Out of lineup Friday
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Jordan is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Rockies.
After starting four of the previous five games, Jordan will begin Friday's festivities on the bench. The Cardinals will roll out Cesar Prieto at third base as they kick off a six-game homestand.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: On bench Monday
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Jordan is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
Jordan will hit the bench for the series opener while Jose Fermin picks up a start at third base. Since the All-Star break, Jordan has produced a .245/.275/.347 slash line with no home runs or stolen bases, eight RBI and three runs in 14 games.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Out of lineup Friday
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Jordan is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Toronto.
The Cardinals are going with Jose Fermin at third base in Friday's series opener. Jordan will get a breather after going 2-for-12 at the dish in the series versus the Cubs earlier this week.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Exiting starting lineup
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Jordan is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.
Jordan had started each of the previous nine tilts, but he will take a seat Tuesday. Jose Fermin is handling third base and batting eighth for the Cardinals.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Drives in three runs Sunday
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Jordan went 3-for-5 with a triple, three RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-7 extra-inning loss to the Diamondbacks.
Jordan opened the scoring with an RBI triple in the third inning before adding a two-run single in the fifth frame. Sunday's performance marked the rookie's second three-hit effort of the season, with his first coming July 3 against the Cubs. He was deployed as the everyday third baseman upon being promoted June 12 but has ceded playing time to Jose Fermin at the hot corner recently. In 88 plate appearances, Jordan is slashing .259/.273/.395 with seven extra-base hits (one homer), 17 RBI and nine runs scored.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Losing hold of starting job
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Jordan is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Brewers.
Jordan's playing time has slipped lately, as this is the third straight game versus a righty that he's been out of the lineup and the fourth time across the last seven tilts that he hasn't started. The rookie infielder is just 4-for-28 at the plate over his last 30 plate appearances. Jose Fermin will cover third base for the Cardinals in Thursday's series finale.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Breather in first game
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Jordan is absent from the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Brewers.
Jordan will likely be back in the lineup for the second game of the twin bill, but he'll begin the first contest on the bench. Jose Fermin is covering third base for the Cardinals in the matinee.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Sitting for second straight game
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Jordan is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Jose Fermin will make a second consecutive start at third base over Jordan, whose grasp on an everyday role appears to be loosening. Before busting out for three hits and scoring three runs in a 17-1 romp Friday, Jordan had gone just 2-for-21 over his prior eight starts. He's slashing .246/.265/.377 overall since receiving a promotion from Triple-A Memphis on June 12.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Beginning on bench Saturday
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Jordan is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup against the Cubs.
Jordan had started five straight games for St. Louis, and he's coming off a 3-for-5, three-run performance Friday. However, he'll get a breather Saturday while Jose Fermin gets a chance to start at third base.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Taking seat Saturday
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Jordan isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami.
Jordan will get a breather Saturday after starting 13 straight games and slashing .267/.280/.444 across 50 plate appearances to begin his MLB career. Bryan Torres will start at third base and bat seventh in Jordan's absence.
Jordan went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Friday's loss to the Royals.
Jordan came through in the top of the ninth inning with a two-run single that scored Masyn Winn and Nelson Velazquez, but St. Louis came up short of completing the comeback. Jordan made his big-league debut June 12 against the Twins and has provided an offensive boost to the Cardinals' lineup while hitting safely in six of eight games so far. He has a home run, two doubles, a triple, seven RBI and five runs scored in 31 plate appearances so far.
Jordan went 2-for-4 with a triple, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 9-6 win over the Twins.
After a 2-for-4 performance in his big-league debut Friday with a pair of singles, Jordan began flashing his power potential Saturday, leading off the second inning with a triple before crushing a Travis Adams fastball 418 feet to center field in the seventh inning to cap a five-run, three-homer frame for the Cardinals. Jordan was slashing .313/.373/.548 over 57 Triple-A games when he got the call to the majors, and the 23-year-old is making a strong early claim to the starting job at third base.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Added to big-league roster
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The Cardinals selected Jordan's contract from Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Jordan earned his first big-league promotion by slashing .313/.373/.548 with 11 home runs and a 19:29 BB:K over 57 games with Memphis. The 23-year-old has split time between first and third base at Memphis, and there's a clear opening at the hot corner in St. Louis that Jordan could fill. Jordan is starting at third base and batting eighth Friday in Minnesota in his major-league debut.
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Cardinals' Blaze Jordan: Mashing for Memphis
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Jordan is hitting .354 with four home runs, one steal and an 8:2 K:BB in 12 games for Triple-A Memphis.
Even in the worst of times, the righty-hitting Jordan has typically handled left-handed pitching, so it's encouraging to see that three of his four homers have come off same-handed pitchers and he has a .928 OPS against righties, providing some hope that he could eventually earn everyday at-bats. The 23-year-old Jordan continues to split time between first base and third base.
