SEATTLE (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter has been placed on
the 10-day injured list with a strained lower back.
Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said Carpenter was extremely ill over the
weekend, taking three bags of intravenous fluids Sunday, and tweaked his back
while laid up. The IL move is retroactive to June 29.
Shildt said this is not a long-term injury and that Carpenter could have been
rushed back into the lineup for the San Francisco series this weekend. But the
team decided to allow him to recuperate and gain back the weight he lost while
sick.
Yairo Munoz got the start at third base and was St. Louis’ leadoff hitter
against the Mariners on Tuesday in Seattle. The Cardinals could have used
Carpenter’s bat against Seattle. He’s a career .417 hitter against the Mariners
and is the No. 11 active player in interleague batting average at .315.
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