JJ Wetherholt (groin) returned to the Cardinals’ starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s contest against the Reds.
The dynamic 23-year-old rookie missed each of the previous two games due to groin soreness, but he’s right back in there at second base and hitting atop the Cardinals’ lineup against Reds’ right-hander Rhett Lowder on Sunday. Wetherholt is slashing .249/.357/.400 with nine homers, 25 RBI, 40 runs scored and seven stolen bases through his first 266 plate appearances with the Cardinals.