ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals recalled right-hander Carlos Martinez from Triple-A Memphis and demoted struggling lefty Kevin Siegrist to the minors.
Manager Mike Matheny said the 22-year-old Martinez will be used in relief. Before Sunday’s game against the Padres, Matheny said Martinez was en route from El Paso, Texas.
Martinez, one of the team’s top pitching prospects, was 2-4 with a 4.74 ERA in 38 games earlier this season, seven of the last eight appearances as the starter.
The 25-year-old Siegrist gave up a grand slam to the Padres’ Jedd Gyorko Saturday and is 1-3 with a 6.11 ERA. He was 3-1 with an ERA of 0.45 as a rookie last year but has been off-kilter all of 2014 and missed 52 games from May 24 through July 22 with a left forearm strain.
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