PITTSBURGH — St. Louis put right fielder Ryan Ludwick on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right hamstring and recalled outfielder Nick Stavinoha from Triple-A Memphis (Tenn.).
Ludwick was hitting .274 with eight homers and 26 RBIs. He was the Cardinals’ top batter against left- handed pitchers, sporting a .323 average.
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Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado appears headed to the disabled list as soon as Friday because of his injured right hip.
• Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano (hamstring) threw a bullpen session and remained on track to make a rehab start this weekend.
• Rays designated hitter Pat Burrell was sent back to Florida so he can have his sore neck examined, and left fielder Carl Crawford left Tampa Bay’s game against the Orioles after 4 1/2 innings with a bruised right shoulder.
• Shortstop Derek Jeter (oblique) and designated hitter Hideki Matsui (hamstring) were held out of the Yankees’ lineup because of nagging injuries.
• Orioles center fielder Adam Jones left Baltimore’s game against the Rays in the fourth inning with a mild right hamstring strain.
• Tigers right-hander Jeremy Bonderman, who hasn’t appeared in the majors in nearly a year because of a circulation problem in his throwing shoulder, has been scheduled for his first rehab start — Saturday for Single-A West Michigan.
The Associated Press
