Archive for May, 2015

Jordan Walden cleared for strengthening exercises

Jordan Walden cleared for strengthening exercises

May 31, 2015 at 5:57 pm Comments are Disabled

Redbird reliever Jordan Walden has been cleared to begin strengthening exercises after an exam of his injured right shoulder showed healing, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Walden tore a muscle in his throwing shoulder at the end of April and has been shut down for the pastRead More

Adams has successful quad surgery, but likely out for season

Adams has successful quad surgery, but likely out for season

May 30, 2015 at 11:53 pm Comments are Disabled

Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams went under the knife on Friday to repair a right quad tear, and while the surgery was successful, GM John Mozeliak said the 26-year-old is likely to need roughly four months to recover after the surgeon found a complete tear of Adam’s quad. The injury, sufferedRead More

Matt Adams out 3-4 months with quad tear, to have surgery Friday

Matt Adams out 3-4 months with quad tear, to have surgery Friday

May 27, 2015 at 4:29 pm Comments are Disabled

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny admitted after Tuesday’s 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks that there was a “high level of concern” regarding first baseman Matt Adams, who exited Tuesday’s game with what was initially described as simply a right quad strain after he pulled up rounding first base and grabbed his quadRead More

Cards Roundup (5/11): Carpenter to join team in Cleveland Tuesday, injury updates & more

Cards Roundup (5/11): Carpenter to join team in Cleveland Tuesday, injury updates & more

May 12, 2015 at 12:26 am Comments are Disabled

Carpenter to join team Tuesday in Cleveland General manager John Mozeliak confirmed to reporters on Monday afternoon that third baseman Matt Carpenter, who was resting in St. Louis during the club’s weekend series in Pittsburgh with “extreme fatigue,” will join the team Tuesday in Cleveland as they begin a threeRead More

“Extreme fatigue” sidelines Carpenter for weekend series in Pittsburgh

“Extreme fatigue” sidelines Carpenter for weekend series in Pittsburgh

May 9, 2015 at 9:36 pm Comments are Disabled

The Cardinals traveled to Pittsburgh Thursday evening to start a weekend series against the Pirates without All-Star third baseman Matt Carpenter, who was told to stay home for the weekend to recover from what manager Mike Matheny described as “extreme fatigue,” according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.Read More

Setup man Walden out 6-10 weeks with shoulder strain

Setup man Walden out 6-10 weeks with shoulder strain

May 7, 2015 at 2:08 am Comments are Disabled

The Cardinals could be without their set up man until after the All-Star break, as right-hander Jordan Walden is expected to be out 6-10 weeks due to a muscle strain in his right shoulder, general manager John Mozeliak told reporters Wednesday. The good news is that Walden, who was placedRead More

5/6/15 recap: Winning streak snapped at eight

5/6/15 recap: Winning streak snapped at eight

May 6, 2015 at 12:42 pm Comments are Disabled

Cards magic runs out as Cubs snap winning streak at eight With the tying run on third and just one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Cardinals were just 90 feet from forcing extra innings against the Cubs in an attempt to keep their eight-game winning streakRead More

5/5/15: Rollin’ redbirds win 8th straight, Walden to get 2nd opinion

5/5/15: Rollin’ redbirds win 8th straight, Walden to get 2nd opinion

May 6, 2015 at 12:23 am Comments are Disabled

Redbirds make history with 8th consecutive victory They just won’t stop winning. The Cardinals pulled out another come-from-behind victory over the Cubs on Tuesday — a 7-4 win—, becoming the first team in major league baseball to get to 20 wins as they collected their eighth consecutive victory and broughtRead More