A St. Louis Cardinals power hitter fractured his right-hand middle finger after being hit by a pitch during Saturday's shutout loss to the Minnesota Twins.
The St. Louis Cardinals dropped the ball on Saturday afternoon's 6-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins but the club suffered more than just a troubling defeat.
Not only are the Cardinals now in third place in the National League Central and trail the final NL Wild Card spot by six games but a crucial piece of St. Louis' lineup"Contreras was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning and left the game," The Athletic's Katie Woo reported shortly after the organization announced the injury status of the 32-year-old's right-hand middle finger. "He underwent X-rays at Target Field, which revealed the fracture.
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