The St. Louis Cardinals have a few guys down in the minors worth a look before the 2026 season ends.

Struggling reliever Matt Svanson was forced into Sunday's game with Riley O'Brien (illness) and JoJo Romero (appendicitis) unavailable and he surrendered three runs and two hits in the 10th inning of a 5-3 loss to the Reds. The Cards offense mustered just seven hits.

The Cardinals promoted lefty starter Bruce Zimmermann, 31, on Tuesday and optioned struggling reliever Ryan Fernandez. The Cards, who announced that Matt Svanson and Hunter Dobbins will start Tuesday's two games, will reportedly promote changeup specialist Luis Gastelum on Wednesday.

The Cardinals saw one of their top relievers struggle last night, but shouldn't be too concerned about it.

The St. Louis Cardinals have shown that they aren't afraid to shake things up in the majors.

The St. Louis Cardinals opted to send the young hurler down to the minors on Sunday.