Nootbaar Not In Starting Lineup Ahead of Tuesday’s Blue Jays Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Cardinals’ LF Lars Nootbaar will take the night off on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays as Nolan Gorman slots into the starting lineup.
Nootbaar, 27, has had a solid season and has been a big reason the St. Louis Cardinals (36-30) are six games above .500. The left fielder is typically the leadoff batter for the Cards, and as a result, SS Masyn Winn slots into the leadoff spot. Iván Herrera — who hit a go-ahead three-run shot that sent Busch Stadium into cheers — hits in the No. 2 spot after batting fifth in St. Louis’ Game 1 extra-inning loss.
Herrera’s homer gave the Cards a 4-3 lead, but it didn’t last long as Toronto’s Jonatan Clase hit a solo home run to send the contest into extra innings where the Blue Jays ultimately won.
Nootbaar started 16 consecutive games before Tuesday’s contest but has had a bad stretch of games going 1-for-19 over the Cards’ past five, and 0-for-10 in their last two.
Gorman, 25, has appeared in 38 games this season and gets the start as Nootbaar hits the bench. Gorman will start at second base while Brendan Donovan moves out to left field. The second baseman will bat seventh with Nolan Arenado at sixth and Pedro Pagés at eighth.
As expected, scuffling lefty Lars Nootbaar gets a night off tonight. Brendan Donovan shifts to LF and Nolan Gorman starts at 2B for the #STLCards vs. the #BlueJays. SS Masyn Winn is in the leadoff spot, while DH Iván Herrera — the HR hero on Monday — hits in the No. 2 spot. pic.twitter.com/kvnn2uaNW3
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) June 10, 2025
Cardinals’ Miles Mikolas (4-2, 3.96 ERA) gets the start on the mound against Blue Jays’ Chris Bassitt (6-3, 3.56 ERA), who had a strong outing in his most recent start against the Philadelphia Phillies.
As Lars Nootbaar gets a well-earned breather after a tough stretch at the plate, the Cardinals turn to Nolan Gorman and a reshuffled lineup in hopes of bouncing back from Monday’s extra-inning loss. With Masyn leading off and Iván Herrera riding momentum from a clutch homer, St. Louis looks to even the series behind veteran Miles Mikolas.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 10, 2025, where it first appeared.