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Cardinals' Piscotty scratched from lineup with stiff neck

Published Jul. 23, 2015 5:13 p.m. ET

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ST. LOUIS (AP) Rookie Stephen Piscotty was scratched from the St. Louis Cardinals lineup due to a stiff neck.

Dan Johnson replaced Piscotty playing first base and batting eighth against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

Piscotty was 2 for 8 with a double in two starts, the first appearances of his career since his contract was purchased from Triple-A Memphis.

Johnson, whose contract was purchased from Memphis earlier this month, was 2 for 10 in six games.

Mark Reynolds, who has gotten the bulk of playing time at first base, was out of the lineup. He entered the game 2 for 14 in his career against Royals starter Chris Young.

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