The Cardinals, with 10 players on the disabled list, often have had to cobble together various combinations lately to compensate and then compete. “We believe in the guys that we have and that they’re going to make plays and we’re going to get the job done,” said Matheny. “Today was just one of those (where) that didn’t happen.”
As for further word on what was causing Adam Wainwright’s elbow soreness, Girsch said he thought there were more tests to come. “They’ve done an MRI, a bone scan, a dynamic ultrasound. They’re trying to eliminate things that could be causing this and narrow down to what the true cause of the pain is and then figure out how to treat it.