photo: Sonny Gray (Jim Rassol/USA TODAY Sports)
The St. Louis Cardinals have activated starting pitcher Sonny Gray from the injured list. Reliever John King has been optioned to Memphis.
St. Louis Cardinals announcement
RHP Sonny Gray has been activated from the injured list.
LHP John King has been optioned to Memphis (AAA). pic.twitter.com/jH4zxgHX7y
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 9, 2024
Brian Walton’s take
Gray’s path back from his spring training hamstring injury has been circuitous. Due to weather last week, Gray was scratched from a scheduled rehab start for Memphis in Indianapolis. He did throw a simulated game in Springfield but decided rather than to try again to pitch in a minor league game, he would instead return to St. Louis.
Gray will be starting for the Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday evening.
King has both Gray and Zack Thompson to blame for his return to Memphis. In two starts covering for Gray, Thompson posted a 6.97 ERA. The lefty is moving to the bullpen making another lefty, King, extraneous.
In two outings totaling 2 1/3 innings with St. Louis this season, King allowed one run on three hits, including a home run, walked none and struck out four.
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