Cardinals place Wainwright on DL with mid-back tightness
Adam Wainwright is headed to the 10-day disabled list with mid-back tightness.
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals will be without their longest-tenured starting pitcher for at least the next week.
Shortly before first pitch of the Cardinals' Tuesday night game with the Colorado Rockies, the team announced that they have placed right-handed pitcher Adam Wainwright on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to July 23, due to mid-back tightness. The team will announce a corresponding roster move on Wednesday, and Triple-A right-hander Luke Weaver was scratched from his Tuesday night start against the Salt Lake Bees.
.@RickyH49 on Adam Wainwright ending up on the DL with mid-back tightness after a strong start: "We didn't see any signs of this." #STLCards pic.twitter.com/H6ioeEYGGd
— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) July 25, 2017
The 35-year-old Wainwright leads the Cardinals with 11 wins and has posted a 4.89 ERA in 20 starts, striking out 95 batters while walking 35 in 110 1/3 innings pitched.
This marks just the fourth time in his career that Wainwright has been placed on the disabled list: 2008 for a right middle finger sprain, 2011 for Tommy John surgery and 2015 for a ruptured right Achilles.
The three-time All-Star owns a career mark of 145-81 with a 3.27 ERA in 340 games pitched, ranking fifth on the Cardinals' all-time wins list.
