photo: Steven Matz (Jeff Curry/USA TODAY Sports)
On Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals announced the placement of starting pitcher Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list. His temporary replacement is right-handed reliever Kyle Leahy.
St. Louis Cardinals announcement
On Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals announced two player transactions.
- LHP Steven Matz has been placed on the 15-day IL (lower back strain) retroactive to May 1.
- RHP Kyle Leahy has been recalled from Memphis (AAA).
Matz, 33, is in the midst of another uneven season, his third with St. Louis. Through six starts, the lefty has a 6.18 ERA. He made team officials aware of his sore back prior to his most recent start, when he allowed four earned runs in 3 1/3 innings.
Matz’ next appearance was to be Sunday, but due to days off, the team slid the opening to this coming Tuesday. The best starter at Memphis right now, Sem Robberse, would be on normal rest Tuesday.
Likely at that time, Leahy will be returned to Memphis.
Leahy, 27, was returned to the 40-man roster to serve as the 27th man for St. Louis’ doubleheader on Tuesday. In Game 2, he allowed two runs in 1 1/3 innings and was returned to Memphis after the game.
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