Thursday, September 4, 2014

Cardinals Purchase The Contract Of Xavier Scruggs From Triple-A Memphis

Scott Malone Twitter

Xavier Scruggs is headed to Milwaukee to join the Cardinals for the start of their series with the Brewers tonight. The team needs a first baseman if they want to give Adams, who has been in a hitting slump, a break. We spoke with Scruggs last week in anticipation of the call-up.
STL Sports Page

The Cardinals' need for an added jolt of power from first base apparently increased over the past couple days and this morning outweighed the preference to keep Class AAA Memphis' lineup intact for a title run.
Cardinal Beat

While not yet officially announced, it appears the St. Louis Cardinals have recalled first baseman Xavier Scruggs from Memphis to join the team before tonight’s game in Milwaukee.
STL Baseball Weekly

Xavier Scruggs joined the Cardinals on Thursday to give the club additional coverage at first base behind Matt Adams, who sustained a mild left oblique strain during Wednesday's win over the Pirates.
St. Louis Official Site

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