OF Jeremy Hazelbaker was recalled from Triple-A Reno on Saturday, one day after Reno was eliminated from the Pacific Coast League playoffs. He was on the opening day roster and has made another previous return. He is 14-for-44 with one homer and six RBNIs in 33 games with Arizona, 5-for-15 as a pinch-hitter. He hit .279 with six homers and 25 RBIs in 52 games in Reno.h

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker was sent to Triple-A Reno following the Friday night game against the Phillies. "Jeremy has helped us in a lot of different areas at a lot of different times this year. I thought his first at-bat on Thursday afternoon in Colorado really set a tone for what we were able to do offensively," manager Torey Lovullo said. "He's that type of player, so we are going to miss him." Hazelbaker singled to start a four-run third inning Thursday during a 10-3 win, reaching base three times and scoring twice.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker was optioned to Triple-A Reno after the Friday night's loss, despite his .318 batting average. The Diamondbacks said a corresponding move would be made Saturday. Hazelbaker, a former Cardinals outfielder, struck out as a pinch-hitter with the Diamondbacks down 2-0 to the Phillies in the eighth inning.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker was recalled from Triple-A Reno when RHP Braden Shipley was returned to Reno after making a spot start at Miami on Sunday. Hazelbaker, who opened the season with the D-backs, was hitting .329 with five homers and 15 RBIs with Reno. He spent the first month of the season with Arizona, where he was 8-for-26 with a homer and five RBIs.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker was sent to Triple-A Reno on Thursday as RHP Braden Shipley was called up from Reno to start against Washington. Hazelbaker came off the bench to hit his first homer Tuesday against Washington and was 8-for-26 (.308) in 21 games. Manager Torey Luvollo felt Arizona was covered in the outfield with a challenging series at Colorado coming up Friday for his pitching staff in Denver. Hazelbaker hit four pinch-hit homers last year for the St. Louis Cardinals in his first MLB season.

CF Jeremy Hazelbaker was 3-for-3 with three singles, a run scored and a walk in his first start of the season in center field while replacing A.J. Pollock against RHP Trevor Bauer. Hazelbaker set a franchise record by reaching base in eight consecutive plate appearances -- a double, five singles, one worked walk, one intentional walk -- to open a season. He is the first major league to do that since Ramon Hernandez for Baltimore in 2006. Hazelbaker has three hits, two RBIs and a walk as a pinch hitter.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker has changed his style since the time manager Torey Lovullo knew him in Boston, and the results have shown in his approach as a pinch-hitter. He is 3-for-3 with plus RBIs and a walk in that role this season after beating out an infield single Friday. "He was a young, exciting, talented player in Boston that was more of a slugger," Lovullo said. "He wanted to hit every ball out of the ballpark to right-center field. It looks he has developed into a pretty comfortable, confident hitter with an approach that is helping him use the whole field. It's been a drastic change from when I last saw him. Always loaded the talent."

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker is 2-for-2 with a walk in three pinch-hit appearances this season after singling in the final run of a four-run sixth inning Thursday. Hazelbaker doubled in the tie-breaking run in the sixth inning of an 8-6 victory over the Giants on Wednesday. Hazelbaker, claimed off waivers in the offseason, is the backup center fielder to A.J. Pollock.

OF Jeremy Hazelbecker tied a Cardinals' single-season record Sunday with his fourth pinch-hit home run of the year. The last time a Cardinals player had four pinch-hit home runs was in 1961 (Carl Sawatski). That was also the Cardinals' 14th pinch-hit homer of the season, tying a majorleague record accomplished by the Diamondbacks and Reds in 2001. "Just taking good at-bats all the way around," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "He's a good player, just trying to figure out ways to keep him sharp."

LF Jeremy Hazelbaker became the 10th Cardinals hitter to reach nine home runs this season, marking the first time in franchise history that the club has had 10 players with at least nine home runs in a single season. Hazelbaker was 2-for-4 on Wednesday at Houston, adding a single and striking out in his other two plate appearances.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker was recalled from Triple-A Memphis to replace 3B Jhonny Peralta on the active roster. Hazelbaker started the season with the Cardinals, batting .250 with seven homers and 19 RBIs before being optioned out on June 15. In Memphis, Hazelbaker hit .325-1-11 in 13 games. He figures to see steady action off the bench as St. Louis is going with 13 pitchers after Tuesday's moves.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker was recalled from Triple-A Memphis. Hazelbaker, 28, is batting .250 with seven homers in 61 games for St. Louis this season. He was optioned to Memphis in mid-June.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker was optioned to Memphis to make room for Wong. A last-minute addition to the Opening Day roster after injuries in spring training opened the door, Hazelbaker batted .250 with seven homers and 19 RBI over 61 games and 124 at-bats, cracking three pinch-homers and bagging four hits on Opening Day. He figures to be back at some point this season.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker was optioned to Triple-A Memphis. Hazelbaker, a 28-year-old rookie, is batting .250 with seven homers and 19 RBIs in 61 games with the Cardinals. He has hit three pinch-hit home runs, and was leading the team with four stolen bases.

The St. Louis Cardinals recalled second baseman Kolten Wong from Triple-A Memphis on Friday.The Cardinals also optioned outfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker to the Triple-A club.Wong, who was optioned to Memphis on June 5, hit safely in all seven of his games with the Redbirds, batting .429 with four home runs and 11 RBIs. He hit a pair of homers in his first game with Memphis on June 9 against Colorado Springs, including a game-winning grand slam, and he also hit a pair of homers with four RBIs on Tuesday at Nashville. Wong, 25, is batting .222 with one home run and five RBIs in 49 games with St. Louis this season.Hazelbaker, a 28-year-old rookie, is batting .250 with seven homers and 19 RBIs in 61 games with the Cardinals. He has hit three pinch-hit home runs, and was leading the team with four stolen bases.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker experienced an odd night, picking up the team's first hit with an infield single in the fifth but looking at called third strikes in his other three at-bats. Hazelbaker, who got the start in place of Randal Grichuk in center, is hitting .280 in his first 93 MLB at-bats but has fanned 33 times with only seven walks.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker returned to the lineup Sunday. The rookie went 1-for-4 with a run while starting in left field.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker hit his third pinch-home run of the season, a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning on Saturday. Hazelbaker is 5-for-13 (.385) with six RBIs as a pinch-hitter this season.

CF Jeremy Hazelbaker belted a solo homer in the sixth inning but fanned in his other three at-bats, including in the first when he looked at three straight strikes without taking the bat off his shoulder. The homer marked Hazelbaker's first RBI since April 25, when he homered and tripled in a loss at Arizona. The rookie has six homers in 74 at-bats.

LF Jeremy Hazelbaker was 2-for-4 with a walk while hitting leadoff for the first time this season. Hazelbaker has spent most of the season in the No. 2 spot, but he moved up when usual leadoff hitter 3B Matt Carpenter was dropped to third. "It has as much to do with Hazelbaker was anything else," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "Put him up there and see what how he does. He's well-rounded. He can get on, make things happen on the bases. Hurt you with the long ball. Just give us another look and see how it plays out." Hazelbaker broke a 1-for-22 slump with a homer and a triple Monday after replacing LF Matt Holliday in the third inning