St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The St. Louis Cardinals activated catcher Yadier Molina from the 15-day disabled list prior to Friday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n
Molina suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb while sliding into third base on July 9 in a win against Pittsburgh. He underwent surgery to repair the ligament on July 11. The 32-yard-old has batted .287 with seven home runs and 30 RBI in 83 games this season.<\/p>\n
St. Louis optioned catcher Tony Cruz to Double-A Springfield to make room for Molina on the active roster.<\/p>\n
In addition, the club announced that left-handed pitcher Marco Gonzales will be recalled from Triple-A Memphis to start the nightcap of Saturday’s doubleheader.<\/p>\n
Gonzales, who has pitched at four different levels this season, will make his fourth start for St. Louis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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