CLEVELAND (AP) — Brandon Moss was sorry to see close friend David Murphy traded earlier this week by the Indians.
Now he's gone, too.
Moss was dealt Thursday to the St. Louis Cardinals, who were in the market for an outfielder after seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday re-injured his right quadriceps on Wednesday.
In exchange for Moss, who was in his first season with the Indians, the Indians received minor league pitcher Rob Kaminsky, a first-round pick in 2013.
The Cardinals lead the NL Central by 41/2 games over Pittsburgh. However, St. Louis is in an offensive funk and hasn't scored a run in 22 consecutive innings after being blanked 1-0 on Wednesday by the Cincinnati Reds.