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Cards news: Sept. 1 -- OF Matt Koperniak and RHP Eduardo Bazardo added to roster
With the expansion of the major-league rosters to 28 players, the St. Louis Cardinals have announced they have called up left-handed hitting outfielder Matt Koperniak and right-handed reliever Eduard Bazardo to the majors.
This is the first callup for the 27-year-old Koperniak, who has split the 2025 season between High-A Peoria and AAA Memphis. At Memphis, in 74 games/54 starts, he has hit .265 with 10 home runs and 32 RBIs. In High-A, Koperniak hit .253 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in 11 games/all starts. The Cardinals signed Koperniak as an amateur free agent in June 2020. Bazardo, 30, has spent time both with the Cardinals and at AAA this season. In the majors, he has gotten into 24 games and posted no decisions or saves while posting a 6.00 ERA He has not fared much better in the minors, pitching in 27 games and going 4-4 with a 5.70 ERA. He has, however, earned 16 saves with the Redbirds. St. Louis acquired Bazardo in an off-season trade with Seattle which saw outfielder Michael Siana and catcher Pedro Pages go to the Mariners., The Cardinals also have announced that Gordon Graceffo would take Michael McGreevy's start the next time through the rotation. McGreevy (7-12, 4.78 ERA) has allowed eight runs (all earned) over 7 innings while taking losses in his last two starts. Graceffo, 25, has going 4-6 with a 6.18 ERA in 15 starts at Memphis this season. He also made four starts at low-A Palm Beach (3-0, 1.46 ERA) and five at High-A Peoria (1-2, 7.11). |
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#282 |
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Cards news: Sept. 1 -- Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Record: 72-66, 2nd, 10.5 GB Chicago Cubs
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#283 |
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Cards news: Sept. 2 -- St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Angels 4
Record: 73-66, 2nd, 9.5 GB Chicago Cubs
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#284 |
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Cards news: Sept. 3 -- Los Angeles Angels 10, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Record: 73-67, 2nd, 10.5 GB Chicago Cubs
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#285 |
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Cards news: Sept. 3 -- RP Ryan Fernandez and Angels' Velazquez suspended after brawl
Major League Baseball has announced that St. Louis relief pitcher Ryan Fernandez and Los Angles Angels' outfielder Nelson Velazquez have both been suspended four games.
Velazquez charged the mound after being hit by a pitch in the seventh inning of the Angels' 10-7 victory at Busch Stadium on Sept. 3. Fernandez had given up a three-run home run to the previous batter, Mike Trout, to make the score 10-3. The Cardinals also have learned that relief pitcher Eduard Bazardo suffered a back injury during the loss to the Angels and will have to be placed on the injured list. Bazardo, 30, has pitched in 26 games for St. Louis this season posting no decisions or saves but owns a 5.59 ERA over 29 innings. Getting called up from AAA will be 30-year-old right-hander Connor Johnstone. He has pitched in 30 games for the Redbirds, going 4-2 with one save and a 3.86 ERA. |
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#286 |
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Cards news: Sept. 4 -- Los Angeles Angels 11, St. Louis Cardinals 9, 12 innings
Record: 73-68, 2nd, 11.5 GB Chicago Cubs
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