Cardinals’ Helsley on injured list with strained right forearm

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley was positioned on the 15-day injured record on Monday due to a strained proper forearm.

St. Louis introduced the transfer earlier than Monday evening’s sequence opener in opposition to San Francisco and made it retroactive to Saturday. Right-hander Jake Woodford was recalled from Triple-A Memphis. He started the season within the rotation, then was shifted right into a reduction function.

Helsley, a 28-year-old right-hander, is 3-4 with a 3.24 ERA with seven saves in 11 probabilities. St. Louis has given closing alternatives to Giovanny Gallegos, who has 5 of the Cardinals’ final seven saves.

“It’s part of the game sometimes. You have to get your guys healthy,” St. Louis supervisor Oliver Marmol mentioned. “He’ll be down for a couple of days.”

Helsley was an All-Star in 2022 when he had a team-high 19 saves.