St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn, enjoying by a balky proper knee this yr, went on the 15-day injured record Wednesday, ending his season.
In a corresponding transfer, the Cardinals recalled right-hander Michael McGreevy from Triple-A Memphis.
Lynn, who has irritation within the knee, went out a winner Tuesday night time, pitching six innings and permitting 4 hits, one run and two walks with 5 strikeouts in a 3-1 residence victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 37-year-old is 7-4 with a 3.84 ERA, 44 walks and 109 strikeouts in 117 1/3 innings over 23 begins. He is additionally 6-0 in St. Louis this season, 9-0 at residence since July 4, 2017, and hasn’t misplaced at Busch Stadium in 21 consecutive begins.
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“You recognize, clearly, if this was your final begin at Busch Stadium, you do not wish to lose — it was that straightforward,” Lynn stated after Tuesday’s sport. “I had my household right here, brothers, dad and all people right here, so I could not lose in entrance of them.”
In elements of 13 seasons since 2011, Lynn is 143-99 with one save, a 3.74 ERA, 704 walks and a pair of,015 strikeouts in 364 video games (340 begins). He has pitched for the Cardinals (2011-15, 2017, 2024), Minnesota Twins (2018), New York Yankees (2018), Texas Rangers (2019-20), Chicago White Sox (2021-23) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2023).
“For those who ask me if I wish to pitch, I by no means wish to cease pitching,” Lynn stated about enjoying in 2025. “However I do know there’s going to be a time when that is going to occur. I have not actually considered it, however it’s a part of getting older.”
McGreevy, 24, has not pitched for the Cardinals since making his main debut on July 31 towards the Rangers in St. Louis. He restricted Texas to at least one run on 5 hits and one stroll whereas putting out three over seven innings to earn the win.
McGreevy was 9-8 with a 4.02 ERA, 44 walks and 138 strikeouts in 150 innings over 27 begins for Memphis.
The Cardinals chosen McGreevy within the first spherical (18th total) within the 2021 MLB Draft.