Cardinals' painful weekend continues as Heyward exits early with left groin injury
Add Jason Heyward to the injury tally for the Cardinals in Milwaukee.
The right fielder left Sunday's game in the third inning after he came up limping on a Gerardo Parra's RBI triple down line that broke a scoreless tie. Manager Mike Matheny and the Cardinals' training staff decided to take Heyward out of the game, even though he was able to jog around in right field after the play.
St. Louis already lost two key players during the three-game series when Yadier Molina suffered a knee bruise Friday night and Adam Wainwright appeared to hurt his Achilles Saturday night. Molina has been listed as day-to-day, while Wainwright was put on the 15-day disabled list and could be done for the season, according to general manager John Mozeliak.
The Cardinals listed Heyward as day-to-day with a left groin injury shortly after Jon Jay replaced him in the outfield. The injury means the end of Heyward's four-game hit streak, though he's batting only .208 this season.
Injury update: Heyward was removed from the game with left groin tightness and is day-to-day. #STLCards
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 26, 2015
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