The Cardinals' cleanup hitter -- and their potential All-Star -- had to be removed from Friday night's game at Petco Park with an apparent hand injury. His fingers on the right hand had been jarred by the dive back into the base. The extent of the injury was not yet known at the publication of this article. His condition will be updated here when possible.
Against the Padres on Friday, Edman gets an encore at leadoff and at third base, and as a result Matt Carpenter is out of the lineup for a second consecutive game. Edman had a couple of hits Wednesday in the Cardinals' shutout loss to the A's, and the switch-hitting infielder has been one of the teams more consistent offensive players over the past week.