Wild-Card Long-Shot Cardinals Take Hit With Injury Updates
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The St. Louis Cardinals are making a final push for the final wild-card spot in the National League, and they will be without their All-Star, Brendan Donovan, for the time being, according to the Cardinals' X account.
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JULY 26: Nolan Arenado #28 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws to second base against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning at Busch Stadium on July 26, 2025 in...
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JULY 26: Nolan Arenado #28 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws to second base against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning at Busch Stadium on July 26, 2025 in St Louis, Missouri. More
Photo byDonovan has been in and out of the lineup for the past couple of weeks, with the Cardinals holding off on placing the All-Star second baseman on the injured list, but they couldn't avoid it any longer.
The Cardinals have run into injury woes of late, as Victor Scott II and Nolan Arenado are also on the injured list as of Monday.
Scott suffered an ankle injury during Saturday's contest against the New York Yankees. Scott had an opportunity to rob Aaron Judge of a home run and landed awkwardly after jumping, spraining his ankle in the process.
Arenado had been dealing with a shoulder injury before being placed on the injured list, and there is currently no timetable for his return. Combine these injuries with Willson Contreras being banged up as well, and the Cardinals are in a rough spot to make a run.
With mainstay names in the Cardinals' lineup injured, the team is leaning on young players like Thomas Saggese and No. 14 prospect Nathan Church to bide their time. Hopes of October baseball in St. Louis are dwindling, and unless the Cardinals can rebound after back-to-back series losses and ditch a five-game losing streak, it could be Chaim Bloom's vision arriving early.
The Cardinals have the easiest schedule remaining among the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and themselves, but the young players will have to step up and give them a chance when their veterans return.
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