Yet another chapter has been written in the injury-riddled saga that has plagued the 2015 St. Louis Cardinals.
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Here are Heartland sports scores from Tuesday 8/18.
The 5th annual Williamson County Football Kickoff will be Tuesday evening, August 18. Heyward’s last two-homer game came with Atlanta on August 17, 2013, against Washington.
Rookie Tommy Pham started in center against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
Pham, 27, is in his second stint with the Cardinals.
Earlier in the day, St. Louis placed center fielder Randal Grichuk on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow strain, replacing him with Pham.
That meant St. Louis’ only extra men over the last two innings were All-Star shortstop Jhonny Peralta, who had the day off, and backup catcher Tony Cruz. “He’s been that player that’s kind of stood out”.
They were also his only hits of the game, but he now has 11 dingers on the season and has sweetened his slash line to.288/.344/.438. It’s just getting him those chances.
Matheny was referring notable two-game stretch against the Padres in which Pham had three hits (including a home run), three RBI and three runs scored.
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With this move, it appears that Matheny is prioritizing offensive potential (in Brandon Moss) over defensive consistency, with other options like Peter Bourjos continuing to warm the bench.
