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Cardinals ship Matt Svanson back to Triple-A

Matt Svanson

STL Relief Pitcher #49

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Cardinals optioned RHP Matt Svanson to Triple-A Memphis.

Svanson holds an underwhelming 7.27 ERA across 43 1/3 innings of work in the majors this season.

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Matt Svanson

STL Relief Pitcher #49

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Cardinals recalled RHP Matt Svanson from Triple-A Memphis.

Svanson was optioned to Triple-A on May 24 after struggling to an 8.77 ERA and 1.95 WHIP across his first 25 2/3 innings. With Ryan Fernandez (back) hitting the injured list, he’ll get another opportunity to see if he can get his season back on track in a middle relief role.
Matt Svanson

STL Relief Pitcher #49

Cardinals optioned RHP Matt Svanson to Triple-A Memphis.

The Cardinals needed to clear a spot on their active roster for the arrival of Brycen Mautz on Sunday and it looks like Svanson was the odd man out this time around. The 27-year-old right-hander has struggled to an 8.77 ERA, 1.95 WHIP and a 26/15 K/BB ratio over 25 2/3 innings with the Cardinals this season. He’ll see if he can reclaim his form at the Triple-A level.
Matt Svanson

STL Relief Pitcher #49

Cardinals recalled RHP Matt Svanson from Triple-A Memphis.

Svanson returns to the big league prior to Monday’s series opener against the division-rival Cubs. The 26-year-old rookie reliever has compiled a solid 3.12 ERA and 24/8 K/BB ratio across 26 innings (17 appearances) this season in middle relief work.
Matt Svanson

STL Relief Pitcher #49

Cardinals optioned RHP Matt Svanson to Triple-A Memphis.

Svanson heads back to the minors to allow St. Louis to re-stock their bullpen mix with a fresh arm in Gordon Graceffo. The 26-year-old righty threw 34 pitches over 2 2/3 scoreless frames on Friday against Atlanta. He’s posted a strong 3.12 ERA and 24/8 K/BB ratio across 26 innings (17 appearances) this season in low-leverage work. He’ll be back at some point in the early stages of the second half.
Matt Svanson

STL Relief Pitcher #49

Cardinals recalled RHP Matt Svanson from Triple-A Memphis.

Svanson gets the nod to join St. Louis’ bullpen for Wednesday’s game against the Cubs. The 26-year-old righty has compiled a respectable 3.95 ERA across 13 2/3 innings (10 appearances) this season at the big-league level.
Matt Svanson

STL Relief Pitcher #49

Cardinals optioned RHP Matt Svanson to Triple-A Memphis.

This is Svanson’s reward for throwing 52 pitches and saving the rest of the Cardinals pen on Sunday. The 26-year-old had a 3.95 ERA in 13 2/3 innings in the majors.

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Eugenio Suárez

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The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Gordon Wittenmyer reports Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl cleared waivers and will remain with the Reds.

Suárez being claimed by the Diamondbacks or Mariners would have made for a fun story, but instead he’ll finish out the regular season with the Reds. Neither club was willing to pick up approximately $3 million in salary for the 35-year-old slugger.
- Rivers McCown

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Gordon Graceffo

STL Relief Pitcher #44
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Gordon Graceffo will open for the Cardinals on Thursday.

It’ll be a bullpen game. Newly-called up Cade Winquest may have the best chance for a bulk role, but that’s not exactly an endorsement of chasing a win with him.
- Rivers McCown

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JJ Wetherholt

STL Shortstop #26
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JJ Wetherholt is not in St. Louis’ starting lineup against the Orioles on Thursday.

He’ll get a rest day, with José Fermín shifting to shortstop and recently-activated Ramón Urías at second base against LHP Trevor Rogers.
- Rivers McCown

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Abimelec Ortiz

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Abimelec Ortiz is not in Washington’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Rockies.

Terribly unfortunate to miss a start against RHP Gabriel Hughes, who is 0-5 with a 6.54 ERA. Andrés Chaparro will draw the assignment instead. It’s the first day off for Ortiz in the last six.
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Hunter Goodman

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Hunter Goodman and Mickey Moniak aren’t in Colorado’s starting lineup against the Nationals on Thursday.

Both will miss a chance to face RHP Jake Irvin. Zac Veen and Brett Sullivan will get the call. This is likely just a normal rest day for Goodman as a catcher in a day-game-after-a-night-game situation.
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Tyler Davis

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White Sox recalled RHP Tyler Davis from Triple-A Charlotte.

He’ll be tasked with throwing three innings in some game in the next week, then likely optioned down again.
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Jonathan Cannon

CWS Starting Pitcher #48
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White Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Cannon to Triple-A Charlotte.

That’s what you get for throwing a 66-pitch, three-inning save yesterday. Cannon will be back when his arm is fresher.
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Rikuu Nishida

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White Sox optioned RF Rikuu Nishida to Triple-A Charlotte.

He lasted two days on the roster this time and didn’t appear in a game. The 25-year-old is hitting .293/.423/.333 for the Knights in the International League with 22 stolen bases.
- Rivers McCown

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James Wood

WSH Right Fielder #29
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James Wood (oblique) was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday.

Wood landed on the injured list on August 4th with what the team had called a mild oblique strain. However, his recovery progress has been slow, and it’s unclear if he has even begun swinging a bat. Seeing him run on the field is certainly nice, but until we see him hitting and beginning to hit high velocity, we shouldn’t expect an imminent return.
- Eric Samulski

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Cade Winquest

STL Relief Pitcher #39
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Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Cade Winquest from Triple-A Memphis

The 26-year-old was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Yankees but returned to the Cardinals in April. This season, he has moved to the bullpen full time and has a 4.54 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 57/14 K/BB ratio in 39 2/3 innings at Triple-A. He will make his MLB debut if/when he gets into a game.
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