Astros-Cardinals lineups for Thursday
The Astros finish up their quick trip to St. Louis on Thursday afternoon against the Cardinals, assuming the weather holds up. Left-hander J.A. Happ (3-4, 5.49 ERA) will start for St. Louis and face right-hander Kyle McClellan (5-1, 3.62 ERA).
Both Matt Holliday, who injured his quadriceps muscle, and Lance Berkman, who sprained his right wrist, are out of the lineup Thursday after suffering injuries in Wednesday night’s game.
Here are the lineups:
ASTROS
CF Michael Bourn
SS Clint Barmes
RF Hunter Pence
LF Carlos Lee
1B Brett Wallace
3B Chris Johnson
2B Bill Hall
C Humberto Quintero
LHP J.A. Happ
CARDINALS
SS Ryan Theriot
RF Jon Jay
1B Alberto Pujols
LF Allen Craig
CF Colby Rasmus
C Gerald Laird
2B Tyler Greene
3B Daniel Descalso
RHP Kyle McClellan
Brian McTaggart
