St. Louis Cardinals infielder Nolan Gorman (back) is not in the lineup again for Wednesday's series finale against right-hander Paul Blackburn and the Oakland Athletics.
Gorman is absent for a third consecutive game due to a back issue. Taylor Motter will make another start on second base and bat eighth.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals' implied total is an inviting 5.34 and the game total is 9.5. Blackburn has a 4.52 ERA and 3.95 xERA this season, with a 29.7% hard-hit rate (top 94th percentile of MLB), 22.2% strikeout rate, and 8.4% walk rate.
Source: MLB.com