Justin Williams

Cardinals' Justin Williams riding bench Monday

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Justin Williams is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against left-hander Justin Rogers and the Miami Marlins.

What It Means:

Williams will take a seat against the Marlins' lefty while Austin Dean enters the lineup for the first time this season. Dean will start in right field and hit eighth.

Dean owns a .209/.261/.349 batting line versus lefties over 91 career plate appearances. Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals have an implied total of 4.2 runs on Monday.