Winn’s homer off Brady Singer accounted for the game’s only run until the ninth, when Victor Scott II, Lars Nootbaar and Winn hit consecutive homers off Alexis Díaz. The homers were Winn’s second and third of the year. Winn was batting second for the first time this season today. That’s typically been Willson Contreras’s spot, but Contreras was dropped to fifth in spite of his improved production in recent weeks (he came into the day with a .359 average in his previous 10 games). The move up the lineup definitely makes Winn worth grabbing in mixed leagues in which he’s available.

Winn is back in the Cardinals lineup 11 days after leaving a game with back spasms. Brandon Donovan and Thomas Saggese had been sharing time at short in his absence. With Nolan Gorman performing well, Donovan is due more outfield time now, though Gorman will also surely DH a fair amount to open up second base for Donovan. Saggese doesn’t figure to have much of a role until someone else gets hurt.

Goold adds that Winn has wrapped up a minor league rehab assignment and appears poised to be activated when first eligible ahead of Tuesday’s showdown in Atlanta. The 23-year-old shortstop struggled throughout spring training and got off to a frosty start to the season, hitting .222 (10-for-45) with one homer in 13 games before hitting the injured list with a back issue. Hopefully the time off allowed him to reset from a mental and physical standpoint.

He’ll play there through the weekend and assuming everything goes well he would then be cleared to rejoin the Cardinals on Tuesday when he’s first eligible. Prior to landing on the injured list, the 23-year-old shortstop had been hitting .222/.314/.289 with one homer and three RBI through his first 13 ballgames.