St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte will miss the remainder of the season as Motte will undergo Tommy John surgery early next week to repair a torn collateral ligament.
Motte saved 42 games last season out of 49 opportunities for the Cardinals, with an ERA of 275.
Mitchell Boggs was to replace Motte in the closer role, but he has struggled as of late with a 12.66 ERA as the Cardinal's bullpen look to find their identity. With Boggs struggling, the Cardinals have optioned him down to Memphis and have called up RHP Carlos Martinez, who was 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 3 starts for the Springfield Cardinals.
Edward Mujica has took over the new closer role with the struggles of Mitchell Boggs as he has successfully saved all of his seven opportunities and has posted a 2.25 ERA in the last 12 innings. With Mujica's success, the Cardinals bullpen has been slowly improving.
Carlos Martinez has been called up as the Cardinals go up against the Brewers in Milwaukee tonight, first pitch at 7:10 CT. Starting pitching match up is Shelby Miller vs the former Cardinals Kyle Lohse.
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