St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty is returning to the injured list with a right shoulder strain, manager Mike Shildt said Wednesday.
Flaherty (9-2) left after two-plus innings in Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He allowed four runs on four hits with three walks on 46 pitches, with his velocity dropping dramatically after the first inning.
Shildt told reporters on Wednesday that the result of an MRI was “mostly negative” with no major structural damage appearing in the scan.