The St. Louis Cardinals placed pitcher Jack Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain and center fielder Harrison Bader on the 10-day disabled list with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. the team announced Monday.
Flaherty, 26, has made just three starts this season due to shoulder inflammation, posting a 5.63 ERA. He left the last outing of his on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs after just two innings. He has worked through injuries for the better part of two years, making a total of just 18 starts.
Manager Oliver Marmol described Flaherty’s problem to reporters as a “dead arm” rather than a continuation of any previous injury.
Bader, 28, is hitting .256 with five home runs, 21 RBIs and a .673 OPS this season.
The Cardinals have called up two rookies to fill in for Flaherty and Bader, as right-hander James Naile and outfielder Conner Capel will make their major league debuts when requested. They would be the 10th and 11th Cardinals players to do so this season, second only to the Pittsburgh Pirates (12).
Despite a spate of injuries this season, St. Louis is just one game out of first place in the NL Central while holding one of three wild-card spots.
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