RHP Trevor Rosenthal (shoulder inflammation) was reinstated from the disabled list before Thursday's 6-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The former closer had missed 47 consecutive games dating back to July 26. He didn't get into Thursday's game, and Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Rosenthal's role going forward has yet to be determined.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right shoulder inflammation) is expected to come off the disabled list at some point during St. Louis' upcoming series in San Francisco that starts Thursday night. Rosenthal, who went 2-4 with a 5.13 ERA before going on the shelf July 26, said he was able to repeat his motion consistently Tuesday while throwing live batting practice. If he is throwing strikes, he could help a bullpen in flux.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right shoulder inflammation) threw live batting practice Tuesday and appears ready to come off the 15-day DL later this week. Rosenthal, who went on the DL July 26, was removed from the closer's role in late June and is 2-4 with a 5.13 ERA in 40 games. Rosenthal is on the travel list for San Francisco after Wednesday's game, a sure sign that the club intends to activate him.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right shoulder inflammation) threw live batting practice Tuesday and could be activated later this week. Rosenthal has been sidelined since July 26.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal threw live batting practice on Saturday and depending on his recovery could be activated from the disabled list sometime next week. Rosenthal has been out since July 26 because of inflammation in his right shoulder.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal, who has out since July 26 because of inflammation in his right shoulder, threw live batting practice on Saturday. The team hopes to activate him sometime next week.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal, on the DL since July 26 because of inflammation in his right shoulder, could throw a live batting practice session on Saturday and if all goes well could return to the Cardinals bullpen sometime next week, manager Mike Matheny said.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal, on the disabled list since late July because of right shoulder inflammation, was in Pittsburgh to throw off the mound for the first time since his injury. His status for the rest of the season could be decided by the middle of the month.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal, on the DL because of right shoulder inflammation, was in Pittsburgh to throw off the mound for the first time since his injury. His status for the rest of the season could be decided by the middle of the month.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal could throw a bullpen as early as Monday in Pittsburgh. The Cardinals' closer has been on the disabled list since July 26 with right shoulder inflammation. He has 14 saves.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right shoulder inflammation) started a throwing program on Tuesday. He'll throw off flat ground for two weeks and then the team will determine whether to push him forward in his recovery. Rosenthal went on the 15-day DL July 26 with a 2-4 record and a 5.13 ERA in 40 games, having lost his closer's job in late June to Seung Hwan Oh.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right shoulder inflammation) started a throwing program Tuesday and will throw off flat ground for two weeks before further evaluation.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal, who has been on the disabled list since July 26, is set to get a second opinion on his ailing right shoulder on Monday. Rosenthal, the Cardinals closer, has 110 career saves, including 14 this year. This is the fifth year in the majors for Rosenthal, 26. His breakout year came in 2014, when he saved 45 games with a 2-6 record and a 3.20 ERA. He was even better last year, when he had 48 saves, a 2-4 record and a career-best 2.10 ERA. This year, he has struggled with a 5.13 ERA to go with a 2-4 record.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday due to inflammation in his right rotator cuff. Manager Mike Matheny said Rosenthal asked if he could have the shoulder looked at over the weekend and saw a doctor on Monday. Rosenthal was removed from his role as the team's closer June 25 and since has posted a 3.86 ERA over 11 appearances. Matheny added that he was unsure if Rosenthal's shoulder impacted how he has pitched this season.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal was placed on the 15-day disabled by St. Louis, which recalled left-hander Dean Kiekhefer from Triple-A Memphis prior to Tuesday's doubleheader versus the New York Mets. St. Louis also recalled Sam Tuivailala to serve as the club's 26th man. He is available for the second contest of the twin bill. Rosenthal, who has been nursing right shoulder inflammation, has posted a 2-5 mark with a 5.13 ERA in 40 games this season.

The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Trevor Rosenthal on the 15-day disabled and recalled left-hander Dean Kiekhefer from Triple-A Memphis prior to Tuesday's doubleheader versus the New York Mets.St. Louis also recalled Sam Tuivailala to serve as the club's 26th man. He is available for the second contest against the Mets.Rosenthal, who has been nursing right shoulder inflammation, has posted a 2-5 mark with a 5.13 ERA in 40 games this season.Kiekhefer has made 11 appearances with the Cardinals this season and recorded a 4-1 mark with two saves and a 2.00 ERA in 23 relief outings with the Redbirds.Tuivailala logged two innings in three relief appearances with St. Louis earlier this month.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal underwent testing on his left hamstring and was unavailable Saturday at Milwaukee, but manager Mike Matheny said he didn't think Rosenthal would be placed on the disabled list. He was pulled during a ninth-inning at-bat Friday when he started experiencing spasms.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal, who graduated from Lee's Summit West High, which is a Kansas City suburb, has been removed from the closer's role after a blown save Friday at Seattle, giving up three runs without retiring a batter. He worked a scoreless eighth inning and struck out one Monday, although he gave up two hits.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal will no longer be serving as closer, manager Mike Matheny announced before Saturday's game. Rosenthal gave up a three-run homer in the bottom of Friday's ninth inning, resulting in his third blown save of the season and a 5.63 ERA. "We just need to figure out a way to get him right and figure out how to get him to the point of being the pitcher that he's been the last few years," Matheny told reporters before the game.

RHP Trevor Rosenthal will no longer serve as closer, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny announced before Saturday's game. Rosenthal, who had been the Cardinals' closer since 2013, has blown three saves in May and June, the latest of which came Friday night in Seattle. Matheny did not name a new closer.