ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals on Tuesday recalled first baseman Luke Voit from Triple-A Memphis and optioned right-handed pitcher Mike Mayers to the Redbirds.
Voit, 27, was batting .205 (8-for-39) in 12 games at Memphis after missing the early portion of the season while on the disabled list with an oblique strain. The right-handed hitting Voit, a St. Louis native, batted .246 with 4 HR's & 18 RBI for the Cardinals during his rookie season last year. He was 10-for-33 (.300) with a home run in pinch-hit appearances for the Cardinals.
Mayers was most recently recalled on April 27 and closed out the game last Saturday, April 28 with 1.