photo: Kodi Whitley (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
St. Louis Cardinals announcement
We have placed RHP Kodi Whitley (mid back spasms) on the 10-day IL, retroactive to May 27.
A corresponding roster move will be made at a time to be determined. pic.twitter.com/qoOKMYTQy5
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 30, 2021
Brian Walton’s take
Whitley joins relievers Jordan Hicks and Andrew Miller along with starters Miles Mikolas and Dakota Hudson on the injured list.
In his Sunday pregame remarks, manager Mike Shildt said that Whitley’s back started bothering him the second game in Arizona and he was unavailable the last two nights. He was placed on the IL after his condition worsened on Saturday. The Cardinals will also be one pitcher short on Sunday as they reach the midpoint of their current 17 games in 17 days stretch.
Whitley, 26, has a 6.10 ERA in 10 1/3 innings over 12 appearances this season.
The manager also disclosed that another right-handed reliever, Seth Elledge, will be recalled from Memphis to join the Cardinals in Los Angeles. That transaction will likely be effective Monday.
Elledge, 25, has a 7.71 ERA in four games with St. Louis, but has been strong recently for Memphis with seven strikeouts and no runs allowed on four hits and no walks in his three appearances covering 3 2/3 innings.
Shildt also explained that the left-hander Miller will make one more appearance with Memphis, on Tuesday, presumably a one-inning start, before rejoining the team when it returns home.
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