Overview

• MLB cut Contreras’ penalty from six games to four, and he began serving it Friday in the series opener at San Francisco.
• The discipline follows an Aug. 25 ejection for arguing balls and strikes, after which a thrown bat struck hitting coach Brant Brown and a tub of candy was tossed onto the field.
• Manager Oliver Marmol said Nolan Gorman will start at first base while Contreras is out.
• St. Louis activated catcher Yohel Pozo from the seven-day concussion list, and because this is an on-field suspension the club cannot replace Contreras and will operate with a four-man bench.
• Nolan Arenado rejoined the team, with Marmol saying a Double-A Springfield rehab could begin Tuesday if the weekend goes well, and Alec Burleson is on track to be activated Monday.