Righthander Daniel Ponce de Leon, who seemed to have lost his spot in the rotation Friday night when he was knocked out in the first inning of a 14-2 loss to Cleveland, lost his spot on the active roster Saturday. He was optioned to the club’s alternate training site in Springfield as the Cardinals brought up four players from that site.
Other than Jake Woodford and Tyler Webb, every pitcher who worked in Friday’s debacle, including infielder Max Schrock, found himself off the active roster Saturday, with Junior Fernandez, who was tagged for six runs in one inning, also optioned to the alternate site.