MILWAUKEE • Every step outfielder Matt Holliday takes toward full strength and a starting role this month with the Cardinals is tempered by his misstep in July.
The Cardinals activated Holliday from the disabled list at the beginning of the series in Milwaukee, though he did not appear in the series until the seventh inning Thursday night. He was limited to pinch-hitting. In his first at-bat since late July, Holliday struck out. Holliday tore his quadriceps July 29 for a second time this season while trying to play under control, at less than full speed, and he and the team do not feel he’s ready to run without restriction now.