Scott Rolen, who's 1-for-14 in the post-season while dealing with a sore left shoulder, was not in the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup for Game 2 of the NL championship series on Friday night.

Scott Spiezio replaced Rolen, who was 0-for-3 with a walk in Game 1, both at third base and in the fifth spot in the order. Spiezio also filled in for Rolen in Game 4 of the division round after the third baseman informed manager Tony La Russa he was having problems with fatigue and soreness in the surgically repaired shoulder.

Rolen was the Cardinals' No. 2 run producer with 95 RBIs this season, but batted .225 in September as the shoulder became a problem. He took a cortisone injection Sunday night, hours after the Cardinals wrapped up their first-round series against the Padres.

Game 1 was his first appearance since receiving the injection.

Spiezio, a switch-hitter, batted .272 in 119 games with 13 homers and 52 RBIs. He hit .251 batting left-handed and .318 right-handed.

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