The Cardinals announced today that they have placed OF Lane Thomas on the 10-day IL, retroactive to August 28th. To take his place on the 25-man roster, the club activated OF Tyler O’Neill from the 10-day IL.
Lane Thomas just had a string of bad luck. In the August 26th game against the Brewers, Thomas pinch hit for John Gant in the top of the 7th, and he stayed in the game in RF. When his spot came back up again in the top of the 9th, Ray Black hit him with a 99-mph fastball on the left elbow.