The Cardinals placed on the 10-day injured list before tonights game against the Marlins. Hes dealing with a left groin strain. The placement is retroactive to August 15, so hell be eligible to return in a week. is up from Triple-A Memphis to provide infield insurance in the interim. Donovan has dealt with a seemingly minor groin i sue over the past week or so. He was out of the lineup for a couple games two weekends ago. He returned for the early part of last week but sat out the entire series against the Yankees last weekend. IL stints can be backdated by a maximum of three days. Rather than continuing to play shorthanded, the Cards elected to sideline Donovan to get an extra infielder on the roster. The 28-year-old Donovan is hitting .279/.348/.402 Rick Reuschel Jersey acro s 476 plate appearances. He has connected on nine homers and 25 doubles with his usual plus contact skills. After hitting in the three hole for the early part of the season, he has worked at the top of the lineup going back to the middle of June. is now operating as the leadoff hitter, at least against right-handed pitching, while is drawing into the lineup at second base. St. Louis was swept by the Yankees and has dropped five in a row. Theyve failed to capitalize on the Mets skid and are now 5.5 games back in the Wild Card picture. It increasingly looks like the race for the National Leagues last postseason spot will come down to New York and Cincinnati. The Cards were soft sellers at the trade deadline and are more focused on getting looks at young players in the seasons final six weeks. With uncertain to return this season, the Cards are giving everyday third base reps to . Saggese, a rookie, hasnt hit since April and now carries a .252/.286/.338 line through 147 plate appearances on the season. Codi Heuer Jersey