The Cardinals have placed lefty reliever Dennys Reyes on the 15-day disabled list with a left elbow strain. Reyes has pitched in 50 games (0 starts) for the Cards this year and he is 2-1 with 1 save, a 3.94 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. The Cardinals have recalled 25-year old righty reliever Fernando Salas to replace Reyes in the pen. Salas pitched in 12 games (0 starts) earlier this year with the Cardinals and he is 0-0 with a 2.51 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Salas will likely do a good job for the Cardinals but they will still miss Reyes.

The Cardinals have placed backup catcher Jason LaRue on the 15-day disabled list due to a concussion that he suffered after getting kicked in the head a few times by Reds’ starting pitcher Johnny Cueto in a bench clearing brawl earlier this week. LaRue has played in 29 games for the Cardinals this year and he is 11 of 56 (.196 avg, .596 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 2 homers and 5 RBIs. The Cardinals have called up 28-year old righty swinging outfielder Nick Stavinoha to replace LaRue on the active roster. Stavinoha has played in 60 games for the Cardinals already this season and he is 24 of 93 (.258 avg, .640 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 2 homers and 7 RBIs.

The Cardinals have placed 35-year old righty starting pitcher Jeff Suppan on the 15-day disabled list with right groin soreness. Suppan has started 8 games for the Cardinals this year and he is 1-4 with a 4.14 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. Suppan is in danger of losing his job in the starting rotation while he’s out of action as Kyle Lohse is close to returning to action. The Cardinals have called up 25-year old righty swinging catcher Steve Hill to replace Suppan on the active roster. Hill has played in 93 games in AA-ball this year and he is 101 of 361 (.280 avg, .895 OPS) with 60 runs scored, 22 homers and 86 RBIs. The Cardinals might need Hill for a while as backup catcher Jason LaRue was injured in the brawl with the Reds yesterday.

The Cardinals have placed righty reliever Jason Motte on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder. Motte has pitched in 46 games (0 starts) for the Cardinals this season and he is 3-2 with 2 saves, a 2.70 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. The Cardinals have recalled 25-year old righty reliever Fernando Salas to replace Motte in the pen. Salas has pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Cardinals this year and he is 0-0 with a 2.31 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP.

The Cardinals have lost rookie 3B David Freese for the rest of the season as he has suffered tendon damage in his right ankle while on a rehab assignment. Freese finishes his rookie year having played in 70 games for the Cardinals in which he was 71 of 240 (.296 avg, .765 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 4 homers and 36 RBIs. Felipe Lopez will likely get most of the P.T. at the hot corner the rest of the way for the Cardinals. He has played in 77 games for the Cardinals this season and he is 75 of 281 (.267 avg, .736 OPS) with 40 runs scored, 6 homers, 29 RBIs and 5 stolen bases.