Cardinals Activated Matt Carpenter From The Injured List, Purchased The Contract Of Chasen Shreve From Triple-A Memphis, Recalled Andres Knizner From Memphis, Placed Yadier Molina On The Ten-Day Injured List, Optioned Tyler Webb & Rangel Ravelo To Memphis, Transferred Jordan Hicks From Ten-Day To 60-Day Injured List, Jose Godoy Promoted From Double-A Springfield To Memphis

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have activated infielder Matt Carpenter (lower back strain) from the 10-day Injured List, purchased the contract of left-handed pitcher Chasen Shreve from Memphis (AAA) and will recall rookie catcher Andrew Knizner from Memphis tomorrow when they open the season’s second half with a weekend series against Arizona.
St. Louis Official Site

The Cardinals placed Yadier Molina on the 10-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to July 8, with a right thumb tendon strain, one of six roster moves announced by the team. St. Louis activated Matt Carpenter, previously sidelined with a lower back strain, from the 10-day injured list, and purchased the contract of pitcher Chasen Shreve from Triple-A Memphis. The Cardinals will recall catcher Andrew Knizer from Memphis before Friday's game against Arizona.
St. Louis Official Site

MiLB Official Site

The Cardinals got one player back from the 10-day disabled list Thursday when they activated third baseman Matt Carpenter (lower back strain). But another player headed for the IL when catcher Yadier Molina, who never has shaken a right thumb injury, was moved to the 10-day IL although that is retroactive to Monday.
Cardinal Beat

The Cardinals made several moves to their roster on Thursday before the beginning of baseball’s second half of the season.
Fox Sports Midwest

When the Cardinals open the second half of the season Friday night against the D-backs at Busch Stadium, they'll do so with a different roster than the one with which they closed out the first half.
KMOV

As the St. Louis Cardinals prepare to return from the All-Star break, they will do so without catcher Yadier Molina, who has been placed on the 10-day Injured List with continued issues from a right thumb tendon sprain.
STL Baseball Weekly