Cardinals Place Masyn Winn On Injured List
St. Louis placed shortstop Masyn Winn on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left thumb as the Cardinals' skid pushed their NL Wild Card deficit to 5 games with a 66-66 record.
A third straight loss in Philadelphia
Phillies6-7Phillies3-12Phillies4-6The Cardinals were swept in Philadelphia, losing 7-6 on August 21, 12-3 on August 22 and 6-4 on August 23, falling to 66-66 and 1-4 in their last five games. St. Louis sits 5.0 games back of the final NL Wild Card spot, with an elimination number of 16.
In the finale, Kyle Leahy held the Phillies scoreless over 4.0 innings, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out four, and José Fermín went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI, but it wasn't enough to avoid the 6-4 loss.
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The Cardinals placed shortstop Masyn Winn on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to August 22, because of a fractured left thumb, per MLB Trade Rumors. Right fielder Everson Pereira is also out with a fractured left hand suffered in Friday's loss to the Phillies, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The injuries pile onto a roster already thinned by Andre Pallante's placement on the injured list and Hunter Dobbins' move to the 15-day IL, both announced this week per MLB Trade Rumors. St. Louis did get help back when Ramon Urias was reinstated from the 60-day injured list, per MLB Trade Rumors, giving the infield some cushion as Winn's thumb heals.
Upcoming
the Cardinals host the Orioles tonight, sending Matthew Liberatore (5-11, 5.04 ERA) to the mound opposite Baltimore's Chris Bassitt (4-4, 5.08 ERA). Liberatore struck out nine over six innings in his last start against Cincinnati on August 19 but still took the loss, allowing three earned runs; Bassitt went 5.2 innings with three earned runs and six strikeouts against the Yankees that same day without a decision.
St. Louis is favored at home, and the total points to a low-scoring game, in line with both starters carrying ERAs north of 5.00 but missing enough bats to keep things close. For the price to hold, Liberatore needs to find the form that got him nine strikeouts last time out rather than the results that have him at 5-11.