St. Louis Cardinals manager Oli Marmol provided an update on Willson Contreras after his third straight absence from the lineup.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras left Tuesday night’s 3-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies at the end of the fifth inning with a right foot contusion after being hit by a pitch in the bottom of the fourth.

While the Cardinals continue to rest All-Star Brendan Donovan in hopes he can avoid the IL, the limitations have left their bench limited.

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"Brendan Donovan has been scratched from tonight’s #STLCards lineup because of lingering foot pain — an injury that caused his recent groin soreness. Manager Oli Marmol thinks it could be a multi-day injury, but won’t require him to go on the 10-day IL."