Left-hander Zack Thompson will miss his next scheduled start for Class AAA Memphis after he was placed on the 7-day injured list on Monday. Thompson is dealing with back spasms, per Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak. Mozeliak said the hope is that Thompson only misses one start.Â
Thompson completed three innings, allowed two runs, two hits, and walked six in his last start, which came on Friday against Gwinnett at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Forty of the 26-year-old’s 81 pitches missed the strike zone. The six walks were his most in a game since he walked seven in a May 9 start against Norfolk.
The started bookended a five-game stretch in June during which Thompson had a 6.53 ERA, a .274 batting average allowed, and 27 strikeouts to 15 walks in 20 2/3 innings. Before encountering difficulties this past month, Thompson held a 2.14 ERA and kept hitters to a .139 batting average while walking 17 and striking out 24 in 21 innings during May.
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Here are Cardinals minor league performances from Monday night:
Outfielder Lars Nootbaar, Class AA Springfield (rehab assignment): Nootbaar went hitless with three strikeouts and a walk in his third rehab game since beginning his assignment on Friday. Nootbaar, who is rehabbing from an oblique strain, started in right field and played seven innings in the field for Springfield during its 4-2 win over Northwest Arkansas. Nootbaar is expected to continue building his workload in his rehab assignment in the coming days as he works towards a return after missing over a month while on the IL.
Infielder Thomas Saggese, Class AAA Memphis: The Cardinals’ top infield prospect started at shortstop and matched a season-high in hits with three. Saggese singled twice and tripled in four at-bats during Memphis’s 6-1 loss to Nashville. Saggese’s only other three-hit performance from this season came on May 29 when he wound up a single shy of the cycle. Monday’s performance marked Saggese’s first multi-hit game since June 18. He’s batting .231 In 71 games.
Outfielder Won-Bin Cho, Class High-A Peoria: The 20-year-old outfielder continued his offensive bounce back with a two-for-three game during Peoria’s 5-2 win over South Bend. Cho’s two-for-three effort included a single, a double, and a walk, improving him to a .226 average and a .315 on-base percentage on the season. After Cho’s average dipped to .196 and on-base percentage to .280 through his first 40 games, the Korean-born outfielder has produced a .308 average and a .410 on-base percentage in his last 15 games. That 15-game span includes five multi-hit efforts and a .481 slugging percentage.