Edman is not in the lineup Friday against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

The hot-hitting Paul DeJong will handle shortstop duties and bat ninth versus the Dodgers and right-hander Dustin May. Brendan Donovan is starting at second base and batting eighth.

Edman went 2-for-4 with a double, a run, an RBI and a stolen base in a 6-0 win over the Giants on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Edman was quite productive in the outing, plating a run with an infield single in the seventh inning and scoring following a double in the ninth. He also stole his third bag of the campaign, two of which have come in his past five contests. Edman's fantasy managers have to be pleased to see him running more -- after swiping 30-plus bases in each of his previous two campaigns, he began 2023 with just one steal over his first 19 contests.

Edman isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Edman has been hot at the plate recently, boasting a 1.026 OPS over his last five games. However, he will sit Wednesday in favor of Paul DeJong, who will start at shortstop and bat ninth.

Edman went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals.

EDGE Analysis

Edman took a changeup offering from Sean Manaea over the wall in center field for his fourth home run of the season and the third over his last six games. He would reach again on a fielder's choice in the eighth and later score in the inning. The 27-year-old has turned it up at the dish over the last week, slashing .353/.450/1.059 with three homers, seven RBI, six runs and a 3:0 BB:K. Even with his recent surge at the plate, Edman is still seeing himself bat at the bottom of the order against righties while he's near the top of the lineup against lefties.

Edman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Edman started the past nine games and will take a seat Sunday for the second time this season. Paul DeJong (back) was activated from the injured list and is making his season debut for the Cardinals at shortstop.

Edman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in a loss to Seattle on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Edman's homer brought the Cardinals to within a run in the ninth inning, though it proved to be the team's final hit of the game. The long ball was the second in a span of three games for Edman, a stretch during which he's gone 5-for-11 with four extra-base hits and six RBI. Edman had been cold in his six contests prior to the three-game pickup, going 3-for-20 without an extra-base hit.

Edman went 3-for-4 with one double, one triple, one homer, five RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's 14-5 victory over the Diamondbacks.

EDGE Analysis

Edman doubled in his first at-bat and came around to score on a Dylan Carlson RBI double. The shortstop walked in his second plate appearance but was stranded on second and proceed to hit a three-run homer in the third to give the Cardinals a 7-3 lead. In the fifth, Edman smoked a two-run triple and once again scored on a knock from Carlson. Coming into the contest, Edman had just two extra-base hits and two RBI through 67 plate appearances.

Edman went 2-for-5 and had a walk-off single in the 10th as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 5-4.

EDGE Analysis

Edman redeemed himself with the game-winning hit after he had grounded into an inning-ending double play in the fourth with the bases loaded. It was just his second RBI on the year and his fourth multi-hit effort. The Cardinals are slated to face five righties this coming week, meaning Edman should continue to be slotted into the bottom part of the order a majority of the time.

Edman will take a seat Wednesday versus the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Edman will get a breather after he went 2-for-6 with a solo homer, a double, a walk and two runs scored over the first two games of the series. Brendan Donovan will draw the start at shortstop while Taylor Motter enters the lineup at third base and bats ninth in the series finale.

Edman went 3-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 9-6 victory over Colorado.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old started the scoring with his first long ball -- and first extra-base hit -- of the season during the opening frame, and he also hit his way on during the third and fifth innings. Edman has a .289/.372/.395 slash line with a home run, a stolen base and five runs through 11 games.