The Cardinals enter this series out of sync. St. Louis dropped 2 of 3 to Arizona, got blown out 9-4 in game 3 Wednesday, then watched Thursday's series finale get wiped out by weather before a pitch was thrown. McGreevy has been the steadiest piece of the Cardinals rotation this season, but his recent run has been rough — a 5.34 ERA over his last 6 outings with 2 or fewer strikeouts in 4 of those starts. His June 19 start at Kansas City was the low point: 5 innings, 8 hits, 5 earned runs. He needs a better outing to have any chance against a Miami lineup led by Otto Lopez (.344 average, best among qualified hitters in the majors) and Kyle Stowers, who has 3 home runs in his last 4 games.
- Day-To-DayThomas White (SP) — White was diagnosed with a left shoulder capsular sprain Friday and is expected to miss the rest of the season, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports.06/06
- 10-Day-ILLiam Hicks (C) — Hicks is awaiting MRI results on his injured lower back, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.06/22
- BereavementMax Meyer (SP) — Meyer (bereavement) is expected to start Friday in St. Louis, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.06/23
- 15-Day-ILJanson Junk (SP) — Junk (shin) threw a pitch-design session Friday and could be cleared to face hitters in live batting practice during the upcoming week, MLB.com reports.06/22
- OutJesus Tinoco (RP) — The Marlins re-signed Tinoco (elbow) to a minor-league contract Jan. 5.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJosh Ekness (RP) — Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said Monday that Ekness is expected to miss approximately six weeks due to a right calf strain, Kyle Sielaff of Marlins.tv reports.06/21
- 60-Day-ILAndrew Nardi (RP) — The Marlins transferred Nardi (ribcage) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/01
- 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling (SP) — Snelling underwent internal brace surgery Friday to repair a torn UCL in his left elbow.05/22
- 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez (RP) — The Marlins placed Henriquez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur (SP) — The Marlins placed Mazur (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
- Day-To-DayBryan Torres (LF) — Torres was scratched from Wednesday's matchup against the Diamondbacks for unspecified reasons.06/24
- Day-To-DaySem Robberse (SP) — Robberse (elbow) has been sent to the Cardinals' Florida Complex League affiliate to begin a rehab assignment.06/16
- Day-To-DayPacky Naughton (RP) — Naughton will undergo surgery next month to repair the damaged UCL in his left elbow, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.05/14
- Day-To-DayVictor Santos (RP) — The Red Sox traded Santos (undisclosed) and Nick Robertson to the Cardinals on Friday in exchange for Tyler O'Neill (foot), Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayIxan Henderson (SP) — Henderson (elbow) is starting the season on the 60-day injured list at Triple-A Memphis.05/08
- Day-To-DayZack Thompson (RP) — The Cardinals reassigned Thompson (shoulder) to minor-league camp Monday.05/08
- 15-Day-ILRyan Fernandez (RP) — Fernandez (back) is on track to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.06/15
- 60-Day-ILRamon Urias (3B) — Urias (elbow) returned to St. Louis to undergo an examination on his left elbow, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.06/12
Miami's injury list is long but most of those losses are already baked into how the team has operated for weeks. Robby Snelling had UCL surgery in May, Thomas White is done for the year with a shoulder injury, Adam Mazur and Janson Junk are both sidelined — and yet the Marlins have posted a 14-4 record in June with a bullpen ERA of 2.54, second-best in baseball this month. On the St. Louis side, Bryan Torres is day-to-day after being scratched Wednesday, which limits what manager Oliver Marmol can do with his outfield against Meyer's deep mix of pitches. The Cardinals at home are capable of a big inning, but they haven't shown it consistently against top-end starters this month.