St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals optioned Matt Svanson to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday. (Source: mlb.com)

Fantasy Impact: Swanson was added to the active roster as the 27th man for Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. He struck out the side in one inning out of the bullpen and will likely receive another opportunity with the Cardinals after that performance.

Sonny Gray allowed eight hits, one walk, and seven earned runs over 3 2/3 innings pitched in the win over the Phillies.

Fantasy Impact: Gray only managed to strike out four hitters and allowed three home runs in his short outing. He carries a 4.50 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP through nine starts. Gray is slated to start against the Tigers next Monday.

Masyn Winn went 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI in the win over the Phillies.

Fantasy Impact: After today’s game, he holds a .281 batting average with 32 hits, five home runs, and 15 RBI over 33 games played this season. Winn has swung a hot bat since returning from injury, including a .357 average over his last seven games.

Alec Burleson went 3-for-5 with one home run and four RBI in the Cardinals win over the Phillies.

Fantasy Impact: After today’s game, Burleson holds a .274 batting average with 32 hits, 15 RBI, and 3 home runs across 38 games this season. He is 7-for-19 with seven RBI in his last seven contests.

Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored, and one home run in the Cardinals win over the Phillies.

Fantasy Impact: After today’s doubleheader, Nootbaar has a .256 batting average with 43 hits, 24 RBI, and seven home runs across 43 games this season. Nootbaar has started to find his swing, hitting .367 over his last 30 at-bats.

Erick Fedde allowed no earned runs on three hits and four walks while striking out three over 5.2 innings in Wednesday's narrow defeat to the Phillies.

Fantasy Impact: After today’s outing, Fedde now holds a 3.44 ERA and 1.30 WHIP with a 3-3 record across nine starts this season. Fedde has not allowed a run in his last two starts, spanning 14 2/3 innings pitched. He is slated to start against the Tigers Tuesday.

The Pirates claimed Michael Helman off waivers from the Pirates.

Fantasy Impact: Helman had been designated for assignment. He will hold a depth role in the infield for Pittsburgh.

Sem Robberse was placed on the full-season IL on Wednesday after undergoing Tommy John surgery. (Source: Katy Woo on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Robberse will finish the year with a 7.36 ERA and 2.11 WHIP over four starts with Triple-A Memphis. He will miss the remainder of this season and part of 2026 as he recovers from the surgery.

Quinn Mathews (shoulder) is scheduled to make a rehab start this week with the St. Louis Cardinals' Florida Complex League affiliate. The left-hander, who has been recovering from mild left shoulder soreness, resumed a throwing program in late April and is now ready for game action.

Fantasy Impact: Before being sidelined with shoulder soreness, Mathews had posted a 6.10 ERA with a 7:15 K:BB over 10.1 innings at Triple-A Memphis. He will eventually move back up to Triple-A Memphis as part of his rehab.

Ivan Herrera went 1-for-3 with a home run on Monday against the Phillies.

Fantasy Impact: Herrera went deep off Cristopher Sanchez in the sixth inning. It was his fifth home run on the season.

Ryan Helsley worked a clean inning with two strikeouts in a save on Monday against the Phillies.

Fantasy Impact: Helsley needed just 13 pitches to earn his eighth save on the season.

Matthew Liberatore allowed two runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Monday against the Phillies.

Fantasy Impact: Liberatore was able to work around a lot of hard contact in the outing. He will face the Royals next.

Willson Contreras collected two hits in four at-bats Sunday against the Nationals, including a solo home run, in a 6-1 victory. He scored one run and drove in one.

Fantasy Impact: Contreras has turned his season around in May after starting the year 4-for-43. In 10 games this month, he is batting .353 (12-for-34) with three home runs and 12 RBI.

Nolan Arenado broke an 11-game homerless streak in Sunday's 6-1 win at Washington, finishing 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double. His 385-foot blast came in the eighth inning off reliever Brad Lord. Arenado scored two runs and drove in two.

Fantasy Impact: Despite the recent 11-game stretch without a long ball, during which Arenado hit .256 (11-for-43) with a double, four runs scored, and two RBI, he has produced a .270/.352/.426 slash line through 37 games. Sunday's homer was his fourth of the season, and he has accumulated 19 runs scored and 16 RBI in 159 plate appearances.

Miles Mikolas allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out five over 5.1 innings in Sunday’s win against the Nationals.

Fantasy Impact: Since giving up eight runs to the Phillies on April 12, Mikolas has been a new man on the bump. He hasn't given up four earned runs in six straight starts and owns a 2-0 record. After Sunday's victory, Mikolas now holds a 4.20 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with a 2-2 record across eight starts this season. He’s slated to face the Royals on Saturday, a team that ranks 27th in MLB with a .671 OPS against right-handed pitching.

Andre Pallante allowed two earned runs on five hits while striking out seven over seven innings in Saturday's win against the Nationals.

Fantasy Impact: The right-hander has provided mixed results on the mound of late, allowing three runs or less in two of his last five starts for the Cardinals. After yesterday’s performance, Pallante now has a 4.36 ERA and 1.38 WHIP to go with a 3-2 record across eight starts this season.

The St. Louis Cardinals optioned Luken Baker to Triple-A Memphis on Friday. (Source: St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Baker has seen limited action this season, primarily serving as the DH against left-handed pitching. Over 41 plate appearances, he’s posted a .235/.366/.324 slash line. In a corresponding move, the Cardinals reinstated Ivan Herrera (knee) from the 10-day IL.

Jose Barrero went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI on Monday against the Pirates.

Fantasy Impact: Barrero opened the scoring for the Cardinals with a solo home run in the third inning. He later capped off a four-run sixth inning with a two-run double.

The Cardinals recalled Gordon Graceffo from Triple-A Memphis.

Fantasy Impact: Graceffo brings a fresh arm into the bullpen for the Cardinals coming off Sunday's doubleheader. He will hold a middle relief role for the Cardinals bullpen.

The Cardinals optioned Michael McGreevy to Triple-A Memphis.

Fantasy Impact: McGreevy tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mets. He'll re-join the starting rotation for Triple-A Memphis.