The St. Louis Cardinals are moving on from outfielder Lars Nootbaar.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks opened the second half of the 2026 season with a troubling loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Arizona Diamondbacks finished their three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, July 19, walking it off in record-setting fashion.

Max Kepler hit a walk-off RBI double in the 10th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7.

Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte scores on a wild pitch by Cardinals pitcher Dustin May (3) in the third inning of a game Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Jul 18, 2026;

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Arizona Diamondbacks as -112 favorites tonight at Busch Stadium. With Brandon Pfaadt toeing the rubber for Arizona opposite Michael McGreevy, my D

Burnes (elbow/teres major) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports. Burnes suffered a teres major strain while throwing to hitters in June, delaying his Tommy John surgery rehab.