Izzy on DL; Perez called up
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
05/16/2008
The Cardinals added Memphis Redbirds closer Chris Perez to their roster
today as the team seeks relief for the back end of its bullpen.
Jason Isringhausen, who Thursday suffered his sixth blown save and fifth
loss of the season, was placed on the disabled list because of a hand
injury.
Isringhausen re****tedly suffered a laceration on his right hand when he
reacted angrily after last Friday's game, when he blew a 2-0 lead with two
out in the bottom of the ninth at Milwaukee. He twice delievered
open-handed
blows to a television set in the clubhouse after the 3-2 loss.
However, Isringhausen made three relief appearances in the week after that
incident.
To make room for Perez on the 40-man roster, Josh Kinney was ****fted to
the
60-day disabled list.
Perez, 22, is a 6-foot-4 righthander who has been highly successful
against
Triple-A competition this season.
He racked up 22 strikeouts in 17.2 innings to go with eight saves and a
2.04
ERA. Opposing hitters batted .190 against him, with lefthanders batting
only
..130.
Perez was a supplemental first-round draft pick (42nd overall) out of
Miami
(Fla.) in 2006.
It is uncertain at this point what role Perez will serve in the Cardinals
bullpen. STLtoday.com will have more on Perez, and Isringhausen, as the
stories develop.
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