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Cardinals place Yadier Molina on IL amid series of roster moves

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina throws to first during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in St. Louis. (L.G. Patterson / Associated Press)
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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina throws to first during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in St. Louis. (L.G. Patterson / Associated Press)

ST. LOUIS – The Cardinals placed catcher Yadier Molina on the injured list with a strained right thumb and activated infielder Matt Carpenter as part of a series of roster moves Thursday.

St. Louis also brought up left-hander Chasen Shreve from Triple-A Memphis, optioned left-hander Tyler Webb and outfielder Rangel Ravelo to Memphis, and transferred pitcher Jordan Hicks to the 60-day IL update ahead of their series against Arizona beginning Friday night.

Molina’s move to the IL was retroactive to Monday. The nine-time All-Star, who missed 12 games in May and June with a similar injury, pinch hit on Saturday but hasn’t started a game since July 3.

Carpenter has been sidelined since June 29 with a lower back strain.

Shreve appeared in 20 games for the Cardinals last season, and is 2-1 with a 3.80 ERA in 37 games for Memphis this season. Kinzer made his big league debut June 2, going 0 for 7 for St. Louis.