Cardinals infielder Felipe Lopez has more hits against Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo than any other pitcher he's faced in the majors. But Lopez will not be in tonight's lineup here against Arroyo and the Reds.

Lopez is 15 for 39 (.385) against Arroyo for his career. But manager Tony La Russa said, "Felipe hasn't done really well against this club this season (five for 25, .200) and he's really been fighting it lately.

"He's been struggling and the call went against him."

Lopez entered tonight's game two for his last 21 and had dropped to .238, his lowest average since April 18

Colby Rasmus is back hitting fifth tonight and Skip Schumaker, one of the few Cardinals who has been hot lately, is leading off.

Brandon Phillips, who stirred the pot last month with his derogatory comments about the Cardinals and then was involved with Cardinals' catcher Yadier Molina in a home-plate dispute the next night, is back in the Cincinnati lineup after missing a week's worth of starts when he was hit in the right hand by a pitch.

The lineups:

Cardinals:

Schumaker 2b

Jay rf

Pujols 1b

Matt Holliday lf

Rasmus cf

Molina c

Feliz 3b

Ryan ss

Garcia p

Cincinnnati:

Stubbs cf

Phillips 2b

Votto 1b

Gomes lf

Hanigan c

Heisey rf

Janish ss

Arroyo p