Matt Holliday (back) in in the Cardinals' starting lineup Friday against the Rockies. Holliday missed the previous two games after tweaking his back while lifting weights on Wednesday afternoon. He'll bat cleanup Friday against right-hander Aaron Cook.

Matt Holliday (back) confirmed that he should be out of the lineup for a day or two. Holliday tweaked his back while lifting weights before the game. "I don't know much," Holliday said. "Just tweaked a muscle on my left side, low-back/glute. Shouldn't be more than a day or two." A Cardinals source told Matthew Leach of MLB.com that the team was "just being kind of safe" with the outfielder. It's a relief that the injury seems minor, but it's still terrible timing for the Redbirds, as they'll playing the second of three games against the Brewers Wednesday.

Matt Holliday was scratched from Wednesday's lineup. Holliday tweaked a muscle in his back while lifting weights. He's being called day-to-day and shouldn't miss more than a game or two. The slugger is batting .319 with a .991 OPS and 18 home runs in 90 games.

Matt Holliday homered for the third time in four games in St. Louis' win over the Marlins on Friday. He took Anibal Sanchez deep for an opposite-field shot in the fourth. Holliday hit "just" .278 in July, but is six for his first 16 (.375) in August.

Matt Holliday's two-run homer off of Zack Greinke in the first inning on Monday would be all the offense the Cardinals could muster in a 6-2 loss to the Brewers. Holliday finished his night 2-for-3 with a walk. A welcome sight after he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and a GIDP against the Cubs on Sunday.

Matt Holliday is back in the lineup Wednesday. Holliday sat out Tuesday night's game against the Astros with a mild case of food poisoning.

Matt Holliday may miss Tuesday's game against the Astros due to illness. Holliday is not on the lineup card at the moment, but Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said that could change depending upon how he feels leading up to the first pitch. Jon Jay would likely take his place in the lineup if he can't go.

Matt Holliday is expected to get a day off Sunday. He needs it. Holliday has just one hit over his last 13 at-bats and has struck out eight times over that three-game stretch. David Freese is also expected to sit out as the Cardinals go for the sweep against the Pirates.

Matt Holliday singled and belted his 10th homer in Tuesday's win over the Orioles. He was robbed of a second longball in the ninth inning when Luke Scott pulled a ball back from over the left field wall. Holliday has been limited to 55 games this season due to injuries, but he's been fantastic when healthy, sporting a .332 batting mark to go along with 10 taters and 40 RBI.

Matt Holliday singled and launched a two-run homer in Friday's loss to the Blue Jays. Holliday's laser into the left field bullpen tied the game up in the sixth before Joe Bautista did what Jose Bautista does in the ninth. The homer is his third in 26 at-bats since coming off the disabled list, and he's batting .346 over that stretch to push his average for the year up to .343.