2 years agoSt. Louis Cardinals rookie first baseman/outfielder Juan Yepez isn't in the starting lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates for Game 1 of a doubleheader on Tuesday. Yepez will now be on the bench for the third time in the last five games, as he's starting to see his playing time decrease after both Tyler O'Neill and Dylan Carlson returned from the injured list last week. The 24-year-old has been solid for the Cards in his first 36 major league games, though, hitting .281/.341/.455 with five homers and 13 RBI. Albert Pujols will start at first base and hit sixth against Pirates right-hander JT Brubaker in Game 1. Pujols has five hits in 23 at-bats in seven games over the last two weeks and is batting just .214 on the season with four home runs and 16 RBI in 33 games.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: Baseball Press