Holliday (ankle) is back in the lineup Friday against the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

Holliday was deemed available for Sunday's game after rolling his ankle last Friday, but the Cardinals decided to play it safe and hold him out of the first-half finale, effectively extending the 36-year-old's break slightly in order to get him back to full strength. His current .241 batting average represents a career-worst mark for Holliday (by a significant margin), but he's making hard contact at a career-high rate and is on pace to approach 30 homers.