Willson Contreras Serving As DH Friday
1 year agoSt. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras (head) is serving as the designated hitter and batting fifth for the Cards on Friday against Chicago Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski. Andrew Knizner is doing the catching and will hit eighth in the batting order. Contreras left Thursday's game early against the Cubs after Ian Happ's backswing caught him in the head and caused a scalp laceration. It's not a serious injury, so the 31-year-old won't miss a game. Fantasy managers will want to keep Contreras in their starting lineups. It's been a disappointing year for St. Louis as a whole, but Contreras has turned things around recently at the plate, going 19-for-43 (.442) with three home runs, six doubles, nine RBI and seven runs scored in 15 games in July.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com