Tommy Edman

Lars Nootbaar crushes a ball off the left-field wall for a double, driving home Tommy Edman to give the Cardinals their 3rd run of the game

Tommy Edman lines an RBI double to left field in the bottom of the 2nd inning to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead

Edman (abdomen) will bat ninth and play right field Saturday against the Dodgers, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Edman (abdomen) said he expects to return to the lineup Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Edman (abdomen) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Dodgers.