The St. Louis Cardinals did not list Albert Pujols in their lineup for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Pujols will take the afternoon off while Lars Nootbaar joins the lineup in right field and bats eighth. Brendan Donovan will take over from Pujols at designated hitter.
Pujols is still putting up solid numbers this season, with 6 home runs, 17 runs, 20 RBI, a .221 batting average and a .686 OPS through 178 plate appearances.
Source: Baseball Press