Matheny admitted he would have liked to have righthander Alex Reyes before he will get him next week. Reyes, recovering from Tommy John elbow surgery from February 2017, had been programmed to be with the club earlier in May but then was transferred to the 60-day disabled list and can’t rejoin the club until Monday.
When Carlos Martinez returns, presumably soon, from a lat problem that landed him on the 10-day DL, that would give the Cardinals six front-line starters. Matheny said, “We’ll cross that (bridge) when we get to it. Unfortunately, those seem to work themselves out all too often.