3B Jhonny Peralta (left thumb) is set to return from the disabled list by Tuesday's game at the Cincinnati Reds. Peralta has been on the disabled list since July 18, but it's still a major question if he can reclaim his starting job. He is hitting .221 with a .674 OPS. The Cardinals have better options for third base, namely Greg Garcia (.870 OPS) and Jedd Gyorko (.796 OPS, 14 homers). But Peralta is signed through the 2017 season as part of his four-year, $53 million contract. At age 34, with a big contract and what appears to be badly declining skills, Peralta will be nearly impossible to trade.

3B Jhonny Peralta (left thumb) is set to return from the disabled list by Tuesday's game at the Cincinnati Reds.

SS Jhonny Peralta (left thumb) is expected to start a rehab assignment sometime this week. He is on the DL for the second time this season with a thumb injury but this stint could be shorter since he was injured Tuesday.

3B Jhonny Peralta (left thumb) hit the 15-day DL Tuesday with a strained ligament. Peralta left Sunday's game against Miami in the fifth inning as part of a double switch after hurting the thumb while swinging the bat. It's the second time this year that Peralta has missed time due to the injury; he sat out the first two months of the season after hurting it early in spring training.

3B Jhonny Peralta (left thumb) went on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, with a strained ligament. Peralta left Sunday's game in the fifth inning after injuring himself while hitting.

3B Jhonny Peralta was placed on the 15-day disabled with a thumb injury, the Cardinals announced Tuesday. Peralta suffered a ligament strain in his left thumb during Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins. He underwent surgery on the same thumb prior to the season and missed the first 57 games. Peralta, 34, is batting just .221 with five homers in 30 games while dealing with persistent thumb issues.

3B Jhonny Peralta (left thumb), who left the game Sunday in the fifth inning as part of a double switch, wasn't in the lineup Monday night. Peralta apparently suffered the injury while batting during a 6-3 loss to Miami. It's not known when Peralta will return. Greg Garcia filled in for Peralta, who would have played had he been healthy, because he was 2-3 with a homer against LHP Christian Friedrich.

SS Jhonny Peralta returned to the Cardinals starting lineup Saturday after being held out the last two games with a sore left thumb. Peralta hit a solo home run in his first at-bat Saturday.

TORONTO -- Victor Martinez ended a tie with a home run in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers stopped the Toronto Blue Jays' winning streak at seven games with a 3-2 victory on Saturday. The Blue Jays had just tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with a home run by Devon Travis. Reliever Jason Grilli (2-1) took the loss and Bruce Rondon (3-1) picked up the win despite allowing the game-tying homer to Travis.Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez allowed five hits, two walks, a hit batter and two runs in five innings. Detroit left-hander Matt Boyd allowed four hits and one run in five innings.White Sox 5, Braves 4CHICAGO -- Todd Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs as Chicago held on to beat Atlanta.Tim Anderson, Melky Cabrera, Brett Lawrie and J.B. Shuck added two hits apiece for the White Sox, who earned their fifth win in the past seven games. Left-hander Jose Quintana (7-8) picked up his second straight victory despite allowing three home runsJeff Francoeur... [More]

3B Jhonny Peralta (left thumb) didn't start for the second straight game, but could return at some point this weekend. Peralta was injured during Tuesday night's 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh and left the game after three innings, and wasn't available on Wednesday night. The Cardinals said the injury wasn't related to a left thumb problem that caused him to miss the season's first two months.

3B Jhonny Peralta (left thumb) wasn't available on Wednesday night after leaving Tuesday night's game before the fourth inning. The club said this injury isn t related to the one which cost him the season's first two months, although it is the same thumb. There is no timetable for the return of Peralta, who s batting .237 with three homers and 11 RBI since returning on June 7.

3B Jhonny Peralta (left thumb) wasn't in the lineup Wednesday after leaving Tuesday night's game fafter three innings.

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Jhonny Peralta left Tuesday night's game with the Pittsburgh Pirates after three innings, suffering from what the team called left thumb discomfort.Peralta batted once, taking a called third strike in the second inning. It wasn't clear if there was a specific action during that at-bat or his time in the field that led to the ailment.Peralta was replaced at third by Jedd Gyorko, who started the game at first base. Matt Adams took over at first base and hit in Peralta's No. 5 spot in the order.The team said the injury wasn't related to the left thumb problem that sidelined Peralta for the season's first two months. The Cardinals said he was day to day.

3B Jhonny Peralta was moved to the No. 2 spot in the lineup behind the hot-hitting Matt Carpenter, a move borne partly out of need and partly in an attempt to get Peralta going. Prior to Wednesday night's game, Peralta was 0-for-18 since doubling twice off the Chicago Cubs' Jake Arrieta on June 22 in Wrigley Field. Peralta went 2-for-6 with a game-tying RBI single in the ninth.

INF Jhonny Peralta has played 1,452 career games at shortstop, but manager Mike Matheny intends to keep him at third base even with SS Aledmys Diaz out with swelling around his right eye. Peralta has played 17 games at third base since activated June 7 after missing 57 games with a left thumb ligament injury that required surgery. "Jhonny is doing a great job at third, so instead of jockeying him around all over the place," Matheny said he plans to keep him at third base.

3B Jhonny Peralta was 2-for-5 with two doubles, the second time this season he's had a pair of two-base hits in a game this season. He leads all active Cardinals with five career extra-base hits against Cubs starter Jake Arrieta.

3B Jhonny Peralta was held out of the starting lineup Thursday in an effort to monitor his playing time. He came off the disabled list to make his season debut Tuesday, and in two games since, Peralta is 4-for-9 with two doubles, a homer and five RBIs. "After a couple days, give him one to kind of make sure he's in the right place," manager Mike Matheny said. He pinch-hit in the seventh inning Thursday and flied out.

3B Jhonny Peralta hit his first home run of the season on Wednesday, one day after being reinstated from the disabled list. He went 2-for-4 with two doubles on Tuesday in his season debut. Peralta's two-run shot in the eighth on Wednesday was his first of the season. He went 2-for-5 with three RBIs as part of a 15-hit outburst by the Cardinals on Wednesday. "He looks great, in everything," Matheny said, of Peralta. "Nice to see the ball jump out of the park for him. I like everything he's doing."

3B Jhonny Peralta was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. Peralta began the season on the DL with a thumb injury.

3B Jhonny Peralta was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday after beginning the season on the DL with a left thumb injury which occurred during spring training. "We know what he has the potential to do," said manager Mike Matheny. "We enjoy having him on this team." Peralta enjoyed a solid debut, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.