CINCINNATI -- Two injured veterans are nearing return to the Cardinals, one in the infield and another in the bullpen. Infielder Jedd Gyorko and reliever Luke Gregerson could both rejoin the club as early as this week in Chicago, when the Cardinals play a three-game set against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Sent to the club's Minor League complex in Jupiter, Fla., earlier this week, Gyorko binged at-bats in an extended spring training game recently, hitting a home run in one of them. Gyorko has missed all but three games this season due to a right hamstring strain.