PITTSBURGH • As they've sorted through various options for the ninth inning all season, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has been asked a few times for a name or two that might get consideration for save opportunities in the near future.
His answer: "Yes."
His implication: Any reliever available.
That was the answer Matheny went back to Thursday afternoon at PNC Park as the team braces for news on closer Trevor Rosenthal. The righthander is back in St. Louis awaiting the results of an MRI on his right elbow, and the team has already braced itself for his absence by moving him on to the 10-day disabled list.