Lars Nootbaar starting the year off as the team's leadoff man made sense. He's been an on-base machine throughout his career, and his slugging numbers were strong for a leadoff hitter. He finished ...

It’s a problem the Cardinals faced as May turned to June. Lars Nootbaar, their mantle of consistency at the top of the lineup, had fallen into a slump. His bat had gone cold before: During a ...

Nootbaar, before heading onto the injured list, had been struggling. Since the start of June, Nootbaar had been hit just .183 with a .299 on-base percentage and a .321 slugging percentage.

Nootbaar has had an up-and-down season to this point. The 27-year-old is slashing .227/.332/.381 with 12 homers, 37 RBIs, four stolen bases, 15 doubles, and 50 runs scored in 88 games played.

Overall this season, Nootbaar has appeared in 67 games and slashed .226/.329/.361 with eight home runs, 28 RBIs, four stolen bases, 12 doubles, 39 runs scored.

Nootbaar was selected in the eighth round of the 2018 MLB Draft and rose up through the minors to make his big-league debut in 2021. Since then, Nootbaar has established himself as an everyday ...

St. Louis starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore goes seven innings, as Lars Nootbaar, Brendan Donovan, Alec Burleson, and Nolan Gorman each hit 2RBI home runs crushing the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on ...