RHP Sam Tuivailala was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Friday to give the Cardinals an extra bullpen arm for the weekend series in Cincinnati. It's his fifth appearance with the major-league club this season. Tuivailala, 24, is 1-0 with a 1.27 ERA in 18 games at Triple-A with three walks and 21 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings. "No question he's improved and the consistency is the difference," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "He's made that cutter more of an impact pitch for him. He's always had that good fastball. It's just taken him a while to find out how to use the pitches that he has." Tuivailala retired the only batter he faced in the eighth inning Friday.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Friday. He was 2-1 with a 2.14 ERA for the Cardinbals this season.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday. Tuivailala, 24, went 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA in 10 appearances with the Cardinals earlier this season. He is 1-0 with a 1.65 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 16 1/3 innings in 14 appearances with Memphis this season.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Triple-A Memphis. He had been recalled May 2 to replace injured LHP Tyler Lyons. He is 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA with the Cardinals this season.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday to replace injured LHP Tyler Lyons on the roster. He was 1-0 with one save in eight appearances for Memphis. Tuivailala began the year with the Cardinals before returning to the minor leagues, making three one-inning appearances in the majors.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was added to the roster for the nightcap as the 26th man that each team is allowed to employ for doubleheaders. Tuivailala opened the season on the Cardinals' roster but was sent down to Triple-A Memphis after going 0-0 in three outings with a 3.00 ERA. The hard-throwing Tuivailala figures to be riding the shuttle between Memphis and St. Louis for a third straight season, barring drastic changes.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was sent to Triple-A Memphis as the Cardinals brought RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right lat strain) off the disabled list. Tuivailala allowed one run in three innings over three appearances with St. Louis in the season's first week.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to make room for RHP Trevor Rosenthal on the 25-man active roster. Tuivailala, 24, appeared in three games for the Cardinals, pitching three innings with a 3.00 ERA.

The St. Louis Cardinals activated right-hander Trevor Rosenthal from the 10-day disabled list on Monday.Rosenthal, 26, was dealing with a right lat strain suffered during spring training. He appeared in five spring games (one start), going 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 10 innings with 11 strikeouts.Rosenthal owns a career mark of 8-20 with a 2.92 ERA and 110 saves in 278 games. He set the Cardinals' single-season mark with 48 saves in 2015 after posting 45 saves in 2014. He had 14 saves in 45 appearances last season, with a 4.46 ERA.Right-hander Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Triple-A Memphis following Sunday's game to make room for Rosenthal on the 25-man active roster.Tuivailala, 24, appeared in three games for the Cardinals, pitching three innings with a 3.00 ERA.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was recalled from Triple-A Memphis. Earlier this season with St. Louis, he was 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in six innings over eight relief appearances. With Memphis, he was 3-2 with a 5.21 ERA in 42 appearances out of the bullpen.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was recalled by the St. Louis Cardinals prior to Tuesday's road game versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tuivailala has made two separate stints with St. Louis this season, striking out seven in six innings with the Cardinals. The 23-year-old posted a 3-2 mark in 42 appearances (46 2/3 innings) with the Redbirds in 2016.

The St. Louis Cardinals recalled outfielder Jose Martinez and right-handers Mike Mayers and Sam Tuivailala from Triple-A Memphis prior to Tuesday's road game versus the Pittsburgh Pirates.Martinez, who is expected to make his major-league debut on Tuesday, batted .278 with 11 homers and 60 RBIs in 124 combined games with Triple-A outfits Omaha and Memphis this season. The 28-year-old Venezuelan belted eight homers and drove in 42 runs in 87 contests with the Redbirds.Mayers endured a disastrous major-league debut versus the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 24, surrendering two homers and nine runs total in 1 1/3 innings to take the loss. The 24-year-old owns a 9-10 mark with a 3.19 ERA in 25 combined starts with Double-A Springfield and Memphis.Tuivailala has made two separate stints with St. Louis this season, striking out seven in six innings with the Cardinals. The 23-year-old posted a 3-2 mark in 42 appearances (46 2/3 innings) with the Redbirds in 2016.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Memphis to make room for Socolovich. Tuivailala pitched the ninth inning Thursday night, allowing three hits and two runs to the New York Mets in a 10-6 loss. The hard-throwing Tuivailala has made eight appearances over two stints with St. Louis this year, fanning seven in six innings but also allowing six earned runs.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was optioned to the Triple-A Memphis. He made eight appearances for the Cardinals, posting a 9.00 ERA.

RHP Sam Tuivailala, who was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday, entered to pitch in the ninth inning Wednesday and had a rough outing. In his first major league appearance since July 26, Tuivailala allowed the Astros to load the bases with no outs before manager Mike Matheny pulled him. RHP Matt Bowman managed to escape the jam without allowing a run.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday. He has no decisions and a 9.00 ERA in four appearances for St. Louis this year. In 39 outings for Memphis, he is 3-2 with 17 saves and a 5.44 ERA.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday. He joined St. Louis as the 26th man for the second game of the Tuesday doubleheader with the Mets, and he threw a scoreless inning. In four appearances with St. Louis this year, he has no decisions and a 9.00 ERA.

RHP Sam Tuivailala joined St. Louis as the 26th man for the second game of the doubleheader with the Mets, and he threw a scoreless inning. It was the second time Tuivailala was with the Cardinals. Earlier this month, he was with the team for two weeks while LHP Kevin Siegrist was recovering from mononucleosis. Last year, he had five different stints with St. Louis.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to make room for LHP Kevin Siegrist on the active roster. Tuivailala appeared in three games after his recall, giving up three runs over two innings, with two scoreless outings against Pittsburgh. Tuivailala, who had 13 saves for the Redbirds this year, figures to return to the majors in September when rosters expand to 40 men.

RHP Sam Tuivailala was recalled from Triple-A Memphis to take the place of LHP Kevin Siegrist (mononucleosis) on the roster. The hard-throwing Tuivailala was 2-1, 5.06 with 13 saves in 16 chances for the Redbirds and was named to the Triple-A All-Star Game, having fanned 48 batters in 32 innings. Tuivailala is 0-1, 5.17 in 16 games over parts of the last two seasons with St. Louis.