By Chris Brown & Team Release –
The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have activated outfielder Jon Jay from the 15-day disabled list.
Jay, 30, who was placed on the D.L. for a second time this season on July 1, most-recently missed 57 games due to a left wrist stress reaction. The left-handed hitting Jay was sent to Memphis (AAA) last Sunday (August 29) on an injury rehabilitation assignment, and in four games with the triple-A Redbirds, batted .385 (5-for-13) with one home run and two stolen bases.
In 57 games prior to being placed on the D.L., Jay batted .223 (37-166) with two doubles, one triple, one home run and 11 RBI for St. Louis. Jay, who had wrist surgery last off-season, spent time on the D.L. earlier in the year (May 11-29) with left wrist tendinitis.
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With Randal Grichuk still sidelined due to an elbow issue, Jay will likely see a decent amount of starts in center field, with Stephen Piscotty and Jason Heyward in the outfield corners and the red-hot Brandon Moss at first base.
Peter Bourjos will draw a rare start in center field against lefty J.A. Happ Friday night as the Cardinals open up a key weekend series against the Pirates.
9/4 #STLCards lineup vs PIT:
Carpenter 3B
Piscotty LF
Heyward RF
Peralta SS
Moss 1B
Molina C
Wong 2B
Bourjos CF
Martinez SP— STL Baseball Today (@STLBBToday) September 4, 2015
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