Edouard Julien News: Not in lineup versus righty

Julien is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in St. Louis, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

The Cardinals are starting a righty in Sonny Gray, but the left-handed hitting Julien finds himself on the bench for the opener. The Twins will go with Willi Castro at second base, Trevor Larnach in the designated-hitter spot and Harrison Bader in left field.