Make that 2.
This must be a record year for injuries. Or at least a record for injuries of star players. Chase Utley, Josh Hamilton, Joe Mauer, Grady Sizemore, Johan Santana, Chipper Jones, Adam Wainwright, Zack Greinke, Evan Longoria, Kendrys Morales and Ryan Zimmerman, have all struggled with injuries at some point this year. And those are just the marquee names.
Tonight, the Cardinals lost their corners. Lance Berkman and Matt Holliday, two guys who have been killing it at the plate this season, left mid-game (5th inning and 3rd inning respectively) after making a pair of impressive catches in the outfield against the Astros (of all the teams to do that against...really??). Holliday is atop the NL in batting average with .357, and Berkman is the leading man in RBIs with 35. He also leads the team with 11 homers.
The Cardinals, who already suffered the loss of Adam Wainwright this season to the infamous Tommy John, have been playing impressive ball without their ace. Sitting at a respectable 25-19, St. Louis is in second place in the NL Central, just half a game behind the Reds.
Holliday left tonight's game with "quad tightness" and Berkman with "wrist discomfort", both of which don't soon too serious, but one can never be too careful. Push a little too hard if you're not quite ready to come back and you've got a case of the Jimmy Rollins on your hands. I know the Cards just swept the Phils, but I like St. Louis otherwise, so let's hope that these little tweaks heal themselves and that neither of these guys land on the DL. It would really be a shame.
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