Sale (12-8) took the loss against the Diamondbacks on Friday, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with nine strikeouts over six innings.
St. Louis manager Oli Marmol said Friday that Baez will be in the Cardinals' lineup against the Cubs on Saturday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Prieto is expected to be optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said that Lopez (knee) completed a bullpen session Tuesday, Jesus Cano of The Athletic reports.
Cijntje struck out a career-high 11 over 6.1 innings of one-run ball Thursday with Triple-A Memphis before departing with an apparent right hamstring injury, MLB.com reports.
Prieto will start at third base and bat ninth in Friday's contest versus the Cubs.
Crooks is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.
Baldwin went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Mets.
Leahy (9-4) picked up the win Wednesday, allowing one run on six hits over five innings in a 7-1 victory over the Phillies. He struck out six without walking a batter.
Burleson went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Phillies.
| PITCHING | INN | W | K | HA | ER | BBI | |
| M. Liberatore | Matthew Liberatore | 5.5 | 0.15 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| Relievers | Relievers | 3.5 | 0.24 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| HITTING | H | R | RBI | TB | BB | SB | |
| J. Wetherholt | JJ Wetherholt | 1.02 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 1.69 | 0.39 | 0.11 |
| I. Herrera | Ivan Herrera | 0.91 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 1.66 | 0.62 | 0.03 |
| J. Walker | Jordan Walker | 1.06 | 0.57 | 0.47 | 1.72 | 0.37 | 0.13 |
| N. Velazquez | Nelson Velazquez | 0.89 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 1.54 | 0.41 | 0.03 |
| J. Fermin | Jose Fermin | 0.93 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 1.41 | 0.29 | 0.11 |
| M. Winn | Masyn Winn | 0.92 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 1.27 | 0.31 | 0.06 |
| L. Nootbaar | Lars Nootbaar | 0.97 | 0.51 | 0.24 | 1.56 | 0.42 | 0.04 |
| B. Jordan | Blaze Jordan | 0.86 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 1.5 | 0.35 | 0.03 |
| N. Church | Nathan Church | 0.83 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 1.32 | 0.31 | 0.08 |
KEY PLAYER INJURIESR. Urias NOT PROJECTED TO START:Pedro Pages, Alec Burleson, Jimmy Crooks, Bryan Torres Batting order and lineup confirmed and provided by Rotowire. | |||||||
| PITCHING |
| Matthew Liberatore |
| Relievers |
| HITTING |
| JJ Wetherholt |
| Ivan Herrera |
| Jordan Walker |
| Nelson Velazquez |
| Jose Fermin |
| Masyn Winn |
| Lars Nootbaar |
| Blaze Jordan |
| Nathan Church |
| INN | W | K | HA | ER | BBI |
| 5.5 | 0.15 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| 3.5 | 0.24 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| H | R | RBI | TB | BB | SB |
| 1.02 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 1.69 | 0.39 | 0.11 |
| 0.91 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 1.66 | 0.62 | 0.03 |
| 1.06 | 0.57 | 0.47 | 1.72 | 0.37 | 0.13 |
| 0.89 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 1.54 | 0.41 | 0.03 |
| 0.93 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 1.41 | 0.29 | 0.11 |
| 0.92 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 1.27 | 0.31 | 0.06 |
| 0.97 | 0.51 | 0.24 | 1.56 | 0.42 | 0.04 |
| 0.86 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 1.5 | 0.35 | 0.03 |
| 0.83 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 1.32 | 0.31 | 0.08 |
