Daniel Descalso started at second base Sunday for the sixth time in the Cardinals' last seven games.

Desclaso is a better defender than Tyler Greene and is now hitting better than primary competition for playing time at second base. Neither player carries fantasy value.

Daniel Descalso hit his first home run of the season to help the Cardinals best the Pirates 4-1 on Friday.

Descalso finished the night 1-for-4 with that solo blast off of Jared Hughes in the ninth inning. He's only hitting .200 (8-for-40) on the season, but with Tyler Greene also struggling perhaps this long ball will give Descalso a leg up in the second base competition.

Daniel Descalso drove in four runs with a pair of doubles to lead the Cardinals to a 6-2 win over the Nationals on Saturday.

With a .288 average, 12 walks and seven extra-base hits in 59 at-bats, Descalso has outshined Tyler Greene all spring. Still, it looks like he'll be a utilityman anyway. We'd still rate him the better option of the two in NL-only leagues.