The Cardinals have activated 1B Albert Pujols from the 15-day disabled list. This will give the Cardinals offense a huge boost as Pujols is one of the most feared hitters in all of baseball. Pujols has played in 65 games for the Cardinals this season and he is 77 for 222 (.347 avg, 1.106 OPS) with 41 runs scored, 16 homers and 42 RBIs. Pujols is so feared that he has been walked 52 times this season while only whiffing 23. To make room for Pujols on the roster the Cardinals have placed lefty reliever Randy Flores on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his left ankle. Flores has pitched in 32 games (0 starts) for the Cardinals this season and he is 1-0 with 1 save, a 5.12 ERA and a 1.91 WHIP.

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.

The Cardinals have placed righty reliever Anthony Reyes on the 15-day disabled list. Reyes has pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Cardinals this season and he was 2-1 with 1 save, a 4.91 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. The Cardinals have activated righty starter/reliever Brad Thompson from the D.L. Thompson has pitched in 7 games (3 starts) this season for the Cardinals and he is 1-2 with a 4.37 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP.

The Cardinals have placed Albert Pujols on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left calf. The Cardinals are expected to be without Pujols for at least the next three weeks. Pujols has played in 65 games this season and he is 77 for 222 (.347 avg, 1.106 OPS) with 41 runs scored, 16 homers and 42 RBIs. He also has been walked an amazing 52 times this season. The Cardinals have recalled Chris Duncan from AAA and they hope he will be able to give them some offense at first base. Duncan has played in 47 games this season for the Cardinals and he is 32 for 127 (.252 avg, .742 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 4 homers and 16 RBIs. Duncan didn’t play well at all in AAA after his demotion. He played in 7 games in AAA and he was 4 for 25 (.160 avg, .540 OPS) with 5 runs scored and 3 RBIs. This could wind up being a catastrophe for the Cardinals as Pujols is the one player that they couldn’t afford to lose.

The Cardinals have placed ace starting pitcher Adam Wainwright on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right middle finger. This is a huge blow to the Cardinals as Wainwright was really pitching well so far this season. Wainwright has started 13 games this season for the Cardinals and he is 6-3 with a 3.14 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. He has only allowed 80 hits in 91.2 innings so far this year. Wainwright will be replaced in the starting rotation by Joel Pineiro who will be activated from the D.L. Pineiro has started 8 games this season for the Cardinals and he is 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. The Cardinals better hope Wainwright isn’t out very long.