Jul 18, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal (44) pitches to a San Diego Padres batter during the ninth inning at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals won 10-2. Photo Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
The St. Louis Cardinals activated right-hander Trevor Rosenthal from the 10-day disabled list on Monday.
Rosenthal, 26, was dealing with a right lat strain suffered during spring training. He appeared in five spring games (one start), going 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 10 innings with 11 strikeouts.
Rosenthal owns a career mark of 8-20 with a 2.92 ERA and 110 saves in 278 games. He set the Cardinals’ single-season mark with 48 saves in 2015 after posting 45 saves in 2014. He had 14 saves in 45 appearances last season, with a 4.46 ERA.
Right-hander Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Triple-A Memphis following Sunday’s game to make room for Rosenthal on the 25-man active roster.
Tuivailala, 24, appeared in three games for the Cardinals, pitching three innings with a 3.00 ERA.
