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Looking to Provide Struggling Bullpen Relief, Cardinals Promote Jared Shuster
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- Looking to Provide Struggling Bullpen Relief, Cardinals Promote Jared Shuster
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In a move designed to supplement their struggling bullpen,the Cardinals promoted veteran left-hander Jared Shuster and added him to their40-man roster before Sunday night's game in Detroit .
To make room for the 27-year-old Shuster, right-handedreliever Chris Roycroft was optioned to Memphis and lefty reliever Nick Raquetwas designated for assignment.
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The Cardinals face the Tigers as part of Sunday Night Baseball. Peacock and NBC Sports Network have the TV coverage.
Shuster has 62 career MLB appearances (17 of them beingstarts) for the Braves and White Sox . He was a first-round pick (No. 25 overall)in the 2020 MLB Draft by the Braves. He reached the big leagues in 2023 as astarter where he went 4-3 with a 5.81 ERA in 11 games. He pitched for the WhiteSox in 2024 and '25, where he worked mostly out of relief in 51 appearances.
Shuster last pitched on March 29, throwing 64 pitches overthree innings of relief for Triple-A Memphis. He gives the Cardinals the longreliever they lacked coming into the season with Shuster being capable of coveringmultiple innings.
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The Cards were forced to add Shuster to the 40-man rosterbecause the transaction came within the first 15 days of Opening Day.
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In need of relief
St. Louis ' bullpen was heavily taxed over the first two gamesof the series in Detroit with Michael McGreevy and Dustin May being knocked outearly. The Cardinals bullpen came into Sunday night ranked 25th inMLB in ERA (5.29), tied for ninth in the most innings pitched (34), 26thin earned runs allowed (20) and tied for last in strikeouts (23).
The 6-foot-8, 230-pound Roycroft, who made it to the bigleagues by way of the Independent League, has struggled with his command andsome tough luck again in terms of weak contact this season. In five outings, hesurrendered five earned runs, eight hits and five walks.
On Saturday in Detroit, the Cardinals rallied from a 7-1deficit and got within 7-6 on a grand slam by right fielder Jordan Walker.However, the Cardinals bullpen failed to hold the Tigers at bay with JustinBruihl (one earned run), Matt Svanson (one earned run) and Roycroft (two earnedruns) surrendering damage.
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Raquet, 30, was 1-0 in two games with the surging MemphisRedbirds this season. He reached the big leagues for his MLB debut lastSeptember and held foes scoreless over two innings of work in two outings.
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