The St. Louis Cardinals place Cesar Izturis on the D.L.
The Cardinals have placed starting shortstop Cesar Izturis on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Izturis has played in 67 games for the Cardinals this season and he is 47 for 195 (.241 avg, .628 OPS) with 21 runs scored, 1 homer, 12 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Aaron Miles and Brendan Ryan will split time while Izturis is out and they are both better hitters than him but neither is in his class as a defender.