Left fielder Matt Holliday has been scratched from the Cardinals lineup because of lower back tightness just before Game 6 of the NL Championship Series against the San Francisco Giants.
Allen Craig shifted from first base to left field and is batting fourth Matt Carpenter will play first and bat second, while right fielder Carlos Beltran hits third in the order.
Holliday is batting .222 with one home run and seven RBIs in the postseason.