[新聞] Pujols to miss at least three weeks
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CINCINNATI -- The Cardinals will be without Albert Pujols for at least three
weeks, and perhaps more.
The first baseman was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday with a
strained left calf. Pujols originally sustained the injury on June 3 in
Washington, but aggravated it Tuesday night breaking from the batter's box on
a grounder.
As expected, Chris Duncan was called up from Triple-A Memphis and will start
in Pujols' place at first base. Duncan will bat sixth, while Ryan Ludwick
will take Pujols' spot at third in the order.
Pujols underwent an MRI with team medical supervisor Dr. George Paletta on
Wednesday in St. Louis. The MRI revealed Pujols had sustained a strain
between a Grade I and Grade II. A Grade I strain means the muscle is
stretched, causing very minor tears in the muscle fibers. A Grade II strain
indicates partial tearing of the muscle fibers, while a Grade III strain
indicates a complete tear.
A full recovery from a Grade II strain typically takes between five and eight
weeks.
Pujols will begin physical therapy within the next three days, and though he
will be out a minimum of three weeks and has been known to play when he's
less than 100 percent, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said he wants Pujols
back at full strength before he makes his return.
After hitting a grounder to first base in the seventh inning against the Reds
on Tuesday, Pujols broke for first, but pulled up just outside the batter's
box and fell to the ground. Reluctant to put any weight on the leg and in
obvious pain, he had to be helped off the field by teammates.
"The games still count," La Russa said. "It's not like there's a void there.
Someone's going to play and take at-bats. Nobody's going to give us any extra
points or anything."
Indeed they won't, but the Cardinals will be scrounging for any help they can
get after a devastating road trip. In addition to Pujols, starting pitcher
Adam Wainwright sprained his right middle finger against the Astros on
Saturday. Wainwright was sent to the 15-day DL on Tuesday.
La Russa said Duncan would have probably been called up soon anyway, though
it would have been to play in the outfield. Duncan, a natural first baseman,
was optioned to Memphis on May 30 to iron out his hitting troubles.
Since sustaining a hernia at the end of July in 2007, Duncan has hit just
.217 and slugged .323 with five home runs in 217 at-bats. In seven games at
Memphis, he hit .160 with four hits and three RBIs, but Duncan said he had
been seeing the ball much better and was ready to be back with the Cardinals.
"It's good to be back, but it's under bad circumstances with Albert," Duncan
said. "It's tough that a player of that caliber is out. I'm going to do
anything I can to help."
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