St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter will shift his rehab assignment to Triple-A Memphis this Saturday, according to a tweet by Mike Ceide, a sports anchor in Memphis.
NC 3 has learned that Chris Carpenter will continue his rehab with the Redbirds. St. Louis plans to pitch Carp Sat nite against OKC at AZP.
— Mike Ceide (@MCeide_WREG3) July 18, 2013
Carpenter is currently on the Cardinals’ 60-day disabled list recovering from back and shoulder ailments. He has missed the entire season recovering from injuries. He only made three starts in 2012.
Carpenter will start against the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Triple-A Astros) at AutoZone Park. It will be his second rehab start. His first was on Monday when he pitched 2.2 innings of work in a start for Double A Springfield. It was reported that he reached 94 MPH on the gun, but his command was poor.
It is expected that Carpenter will make multiple starts with Memphis and is likely to use the entirety of his 30-day rehab assignment before re-joining the Cardinals, as long as there are no setbacks.
