Thursday Cardinals Pregame News & Notes

Rafael Furcal will hit from both sides of the plate in today's "B" game with the Marlins. Initially, he'd only been cleared to hit from the right side because his right elbow was still giving him trouble. But now he's been cleared to hit from the left side as well. Mike Matheny says they're not in a hurry to rush Furcal back. They're going to keep taking their time with this.

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