Carlson (hamstring) went 1-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday's 2-0 win over the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Carlson missed nearly three weeks with the hamstring injury. The outfielder has now hit safely in his last five games, going 8-for-18 (.444) in that span. The 23-year-old will look to work out of a slow start to the season now that he's healthy. He's slashing .248/.292/.362 with two home runs, 11 RBI, 15 runs scored and a stolen base in 40 contests. Carlson may be eased back into action a bit, but he should be the Cardinals' primary right fielder going forward, with rookies Brendan Donovan and Juan Yepez to push him for playing time.