DeJong’s modest on-base percentage of .332 ranked one point ahead of Templeton, who rarely met a walk he liked. But it is well behind the .392 achieved by both Hemus and Smith.
The X-rays taken in Milwaukee, the Tuesday night he was hit by a pitch, didn’t reveal a small fracture to Cardinals outfielder Lane Thomas’ right wrist. But a CT scan taken here Thursday, after the Cardinals returned from their trip, revealed a small fracture and Thomas was placed on the 10-day injured list, likely out for the remainder of the regular season.