Cardinals Option Mike Blazek To Make Room For Michael Wacha; Edward Mujica Told He'll Be Unavailable To Pitch Thursday; Jake Westbrook Hoping To Make Rehab Start Next Week; Worth Noting

The Cardinals optioned right-hander Michael Blazek to Triple-A on Thursday in order to make room for starter Michael Wacha to be added to the club's 25-man roster. Wacha, the 19th overall pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, is scheduled to make his debut against the Royals on Thursday.

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Injured starting pitcher Jake Westbrook (elbow) took another step towards returning to the Cardinals starting rotation by throwing a bullpen session at Busch Stadium. Westbrook projects that he threw around 60 pitches and tried to simulate it as if he was pitching in a real game.
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