--CF Ken Griffey Jr. and LF Adam Dunn returned to the lineup in St. Louis after both were given Sunday off in San Francisco, the first time both were out of the lineup the same day since Aug. 7, 2005.
--RHP Johnny Cueto (1-2, 5.11) makes his sixth major league start Tuesday, his first against the Cardinals, looking for his first win since his major league debut April 3, when he pitched a one-hitter and struck out 10 Diamondbacks. --2B Brandon Phillips, enmeshed in a slump, was given a day off. "One he didn't want," said manager Dusty Baker, then he went 6-for-12 in San Francisco with three homers and seven RBIs before starting the St. Louis series Monday with a double and a sacrifice fly.
--C Paul Bako, not expected to be the No. 1 catcher when David Ross returned from the DL, remains No. 1 despite Ross' return and has a seven-game hitting streak.
--INF/OF Ryan Freel has made eight starts at four different positions and was 5-for-11 in a three-game series in San Francisco, but was not in Monday's lineup in St. Louis.
BY THE NUMBERS: 1 -- Number of wins by staff ace Aaron Harang, despite a 2.74 ERA for his six starts, mostly made when his team failed to score runs.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Not much more I can do. I'm just out there trying to help us win. We just haven't been able to get it done. You are going to run through periods where things just don't work for you." -- RHP Aaron Harang, 1-3 in six starts despite a 2.74 ERA.
