Cardinals recall Memphis left-hander to make start against Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals have recalled rookie left-handed pitcher Génesis Cabrera from triple-A Memphis and optioned outfielder Lane Thomas
Cabrera, 22, will get the start for the Cardinals’ game against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday. He’ll be the 2,000th player to appear in a game for the Cardinals since they joined the National League in 1892.
The Dominican-born Cabrera was 2-3 with a 6.35 ERA in nine games (7 starts) for Memphis this season, but has gone 6.0 innings in each of his past three starts, and allowed just four runs for a 3.00 ERA in his last two outings, the most recent a 4-2 win on May 21 at Nashville.
The 6-2, 190-pound Cabrera was acquired by the Cardinals last July 31 in a four-player trade with the Tampa Bay Rays that sent outfielder Tommy Pham to Tampa Bay.
Cabrera earned All-Star selections in both 2018 (Southern League-AA) and 2016 (Midwest League-A), and he was named the 2018-19 Dominican Winter League Rookie of the Year.
Cabrera will be the first Cardinal to make his debut as a starting pitcher since Daniel Ponce de Leon on July 23 last year and the first lefty to do so since Tim Cooney in April of 2013.
This story was originally published May 29, 2019 at 11:49 AM.