Pages is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays.
After starting at catcher in the series opener Thursday, Pages will begin Friday's festivities on the bench. Yohel Pozo will be behind the dish and bat eighth for the Cardinals.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Getting rest Sunday
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Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Pages will receive a breather after starting behind the plate in each of the last three contests. Yohel Pozo will serve as the Cardinals' starting catcher Sunday.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Trio of hits in loss
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Pages went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 12-8 loss against the Yankees.
Pages' performance was highlighted by a homer in the ninth inning that ultimately went to waste in a high-scoring loss. The catcher has carved out solid playing time this month and has thrived with it, batting .448 with three doubles, three homers and nine RBI across nine games since Aug. 2.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Regaining playing time behind plate
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Pages will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Rockies.
With four starts behind the plate in the last five games, Pages appears to have at least temporarily wrested the primary catching gig away from Yohel Pozo. Already regarded as the superior defensive catcher of the two, Pages has helped his case for earning more playing time by running hot at the dish to begin August. Through five games this month, Pages has gone 6-for-16 with two home runs, one double, two walks, six RBI and three runs.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Launches eighth homer
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Pages went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Cubs.
Pages opened the scoring with a third-inning blast off Shota Imanaga. While playing time hasn't been all that steady lately, Pages has made the most of it, going 7-for-19 (.368) with two homers and six RBI over his last six games dating back to July 29. The catcher is splitting duties with Yohel Pozo behind the dish in what's emerging as a fairly even timeshare. On the year, Pages has a .211/.256/.341 slash line with eight homers, 35 RBI, 29 runs scored and no stolen bases across 87 contests.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Not starting Friday
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Pages is not in the Cardinals' starting lineup against the Padres on Friday.
Pages has struggled at the plate in his eight appearances since the All-Star break, going 4-for-28 (.143) with two RBI over that span. He'll be on the bench for a second straight game, and he may be losing out on the starting job to Yohel Pozo, who will start behind home plate and bat eighth in Friday's bout.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Idle Wednesday
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Pages is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Pages will get a breather for the series finale while Yohel Pozo receives a turn at catcher Wednesday. Though the Cardinals appear to have ruled out Ivan Herrera from playing behind the plate anytime soon, Pages' grasp on the No. 1 catcher role appears to be slipping. He's getting on base at a .147 clip and hasn't produced an extra-base hit in 10 games since the All-Star break, with his offensive struggles opening the door for Pozo to pick up more playing time.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting Saturday
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Pages isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.
After going 1-for-2 with two RBI during Friday's loss, Pages will give way to Yohel Pozo behind the dish.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Getting rest Sunday
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Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Pages will get some rest after he started behind the plate each of the Cardinals' last three games. Yohel Pozo will draw the start at catcher and will form a battery with right-hander Miles Mikolas.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Sitting down Saturday
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Pages isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Arizona.
After going 0-for-3 during Friday's series opener, Pages will grab a seat on the bench while Yohel Pozo catches for left-handed starter Matthew Liberatore.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Smacks third homer
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Pages went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 11-4 win against the Tigers.
Pages gave the Cardinals a 10-0 lead with a two-run shot to left field in the seventh inning. Though the second-year backstop was expected to get less playing time after Ivan Herrera returned from the injured list May 9, Pages has started behind the plate in four of St. Louis' past five contests while Herrera has served as the DH each game during that span. Pages hasn't exactly been swinging a hot bat, though, as he's batting just .205 through 12 games in May, with Monday's homer being his first during that span.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting for nightcap
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Pages is out of the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Mets.
Pages will rest for the second game of the day after he went 0-for-4 while starting behind the plate in the Cardinals' 6-5 win in Game 1. Yohel Pozo will handle the catching duties in the nightcap.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting Thursday
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Pages is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.
Pages went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI groundout while catching all nine innings of the Cardinals' 9-1 win Wednesday night in the second game of a doubleheader, but he'll get a breather Thursday while St. Louis and Cincinnati conclude their series with a game that begins at 12:40 p.m. ET. Yohel Pozo will handle the catching duties for St. Louis.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Taking seat Tuesday
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Pages is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Cincinnati.
Pages had started each of the previous four games at catcher, so he'll receive a well-earned break Tuesday. Yohel Pozo will be behind the dish and bat eighth for the Cardinals.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Riding pine Saturday
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Pages is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Pages will grab a seat on the bench Saturday after going 1-for-7 with an RBI and five strikeouts across the first two games of the series. Yohel Pozo will fill in for him behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Sitting Sunday
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Pages is not in the Cardinals' starting lineup against the Phillies on Sunday.
Pages has started the Cardinals' last four games and has gone 4-for-15 with one run scored and one RBI over that span. He'll be rested Sunday while Yohel Pozo starts behind home plate and bats eighth against Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting Monday
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Pages is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.
Though he's the Cardinals' new No. 1 catcher after Ivan Herrera (knee) was placed on the injured list earlier Monday, Pages will get a breather for the series opener in Pittsburgh after he caught 17 innings during Sunday's doubleheader with the Red Sox. The newly promoted Yohel Pozo will draw the start behind the dish Monday in his Cardinals debut.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Seeing benefits from swing change
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Pages adopted a new batting stance earlier this week in which he stands taller in the box and holds his hand higher, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Pages began to see the changes pay dividends in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game versus the Mets, as he contributed an opposite-field double while also hitting two hard lineouts. The 26-year-old Pages is competing with Ivan Herrera for playing time at catcher and is likely to enter the season as 1B to Herrera's 1A behind the dish.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Not starting Saturday
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Pages isn't in the Cardinals' lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland.
Pages will get a chance to regroup Saturday after going 0-for-9 with five strikeouts across his last three games. Ivan Herrera will catch for Miles Mikolas and bat fifth.
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Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting up Wednesday
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Pages is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
Pages will get a breather after he started at catcher in both of the Cardinals' previous two contests. Ivan Herrera will check in behind the dish and form a battery with starting pitcher Sonny Gray.
