The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a two-year contract with right-handed reliever Luke Gregerson on Sunday.The deal, according to multiple media outlets, is worth $11 million pending a physical and includes a vesting option.Gregerson, 33, spent the past three seasons with Houston, going 2-3 with a career-high 4.57 ERA in 65 relief appearances for the World Series champion Astros.It was the ninth major league season for Gregerson, who posted a career-best 31 saves in 64 appearances with the Astros in 2015.Gregerson spent his first five seasons with the San Diego Padres, making at least 72 appearances in four of them. He registered a career-low 2.12 ERA in 2014 over 72 appearances with the Oakland Athletics.In 623 career appearances, all in relief, Gregerson owns a 35-36 record with a 3.02 ERA.

RHP Luke Gregerson agreed to a two-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Gregerson, 33, spent the past three seasons with Houston, going 2-3 with a career-high 4.57 ERA in 65 relief appearances for the World Series champion Astros.Gregerson posted a career-best 31 saves in 64 appearances with the Astros in 2015. He spent his first five seasons with the San Diego Padres, making at least 72 appearances in four of them. He registered a career-low 2.12 ERA in 2014 over 72 appearances with the Oakland Athletics. In 623 career appearances, all in relief, Gregerson owns a 35-36 record with a 3.02 ERA.

RHP Luke Gregerson appeared in his 10th career postseason when he delivered a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in Game 6 against the Dodgers. Gregerson, appearing in his second World Series, has three saves and a 1.08 ERA lifetime in playoff games. He also has 12 strikeouts.

RHP Luke Gregerson (left ankle) is expected to return for the series against the Athletics. Gregerson last pitched on Aug. 18 against the Orioles.

RHP Luke Gregerson (left oblique strain) was reinstated from the disabled list on Friday as RHP Ken Giles was put on the three-day paternity list. Gregerson had not pitched since July 27. He did not pitch Friday night in the 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

RHP Luke Gregerson (left oblique strain) was reinstated from the disabled list Friday.

RHP Luke Gregerson threw off a mound on Monday as he continues to progress in his rehab of a left oblique strain that landed him on the disabled list last week. Gregerson, who is eligible to return on Friday, will likely not need a minor league rehab assignment before returning.

RHP Luke Gregerson was placed on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to July 28) with a left oblique strain. Gregerson felt discomfort warming up last weekend in Detroit, prompting the decision to shut him down. He is 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA and a team-leading 14 saves this season.

RHP Luke Gregerson was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a left oblique strain.

RHP Luke Gregerson recorded his 14th save despite issuing a pair of walks and surrendering an RBI double to Mariners 2B Robinson Cano in the ninth inning. Gregerson, who was supplanted by All-Star Will Harris as the closer, has converted six of his past eight save opportunities.

RHP Luke Gregerson was placed on the family medical emergency list Tuesday. Gregerson is 0-1 with a 4.13 ERA and 13 saves in 29 games, having recently lost the closer's job to Will Harris. When Gregerson returns to the team, he figures to resume the eighth inning role he's performed well through most of his career with San Diego and Oakland.

RHP Luke Gregerson lost his closer's spot after a fifth blown save on Saturday. "I'm not worried about it," said Gregerson, who has 13 saves, but has blown his last two attempts. "It's just a matter of getting back to that role I had before. It's not like no one else went through bad times before. You've just got to find a way to battle through it." Gregerson pitched a scoreless inning of relief in the Astros' 6-5 loss to Texas on Monday, retiring all three Texas hitters in order, including two strikeouts.

RHP Luke Gregerson has lost his spot as the team's closer, manager A.J. Hinch said before the game. Gregerson suffered his second consecutive blown save -- and fifth of the season -- Saturday. Houston will go to committee in the late innings.

RHP Luke Gregerson was unavailable on Thursday after blowing a save on Wednesday night, his fourth appearance in five games. Gregerson had recorded saves in each of his four previous appearances before allowing three runs in the ninth inning of a 5-4, 11-inning win.

CHICAGO -- The Houston Astros are eight games under the .500 mark at 17-25, but they're starting to feel like the club that many pegged for a second straight bid to qualify for the playoffs.Despite losing the finale of a three-game series Thursday night against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field, a 2-1 loss in which Chicago ace Chris Sale threw a complete game, the Astros still came into the game with a chance to complete their first series sweep of the season.Instead, they finished a seven-game road trip 3-4 and remain at the bottom of the American League West standings. Still, it's only 42 games into the season and Houston's confidence is growing. The Astros are 10-8 in May after going 7-17 in April."It inches us closer to where we want to get back to," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. "We've dug ourselves a hole, collectively, in terms of record. It's a cumulative, so it's going to play out over time, but I think bouncing back from a tough series in Boston to have a chance to... [More]

RHP Luke Gregerson had a miserable 32nd birthday on Saturday. Gregerson blew his second save of the season when he served up a game-tying triple in the ninth inning to Boston slugger David Ortiz. "The pitch to Ortiz, good sinker, down, out of the strike zone down and away," Gregerson said. "He just somehow hit a line drive." Gregerson is 0-1 with a 3.78 ERA and 13 strikeouts over 16 2/3 innings in 16 appearances.

RHP Luke Gregerson capped 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief by the Astros bullpen with a perfect ninth inning. Gregerson has four saves on the season and has opened the campaign with five scoreless innings. Gregerson has allowed just three baserunners and has a 0.60 WHIP.

RHP Luke Gregerson recorded his third save and fourth scoreless appearance of the season, retiring the middle of the Detroit order on five pitches in the ninth inning. He entered Friday tied for seventh in the American League in saves.

RHP Luke Gregerson will be the Astros primary closer manager A.J. Hinch said Monday.Gregerson had 31 saves last season and made it through spring training without any lingering pain after dealing with a minor left oblique strain early in camp. "How we sort it out is not all that complicated," Hinch said. "The goal is to win tonight's game and get us to the finish line whether the starter takes all 27 outs or whether the bullpen's used. For the purposes of guys preparing, I'm going to have Luke Gregerson be the primary closer.

RHP Luke Gregerson, who had 31 saves last season, threw off a mound Wednesday for the first time since he arrived at camp. He is dealing with a minor left oblique strain. "Everything felt good," Gregerson said. "Ball coming out nice, moving well and move forward from there." He expects to throw another bullpen, then batting practice. "Then the next thing you know, maybe week or so, be in a game," he said.Gregerson did not throw at maximum velocity Wednesday, but he is expected to be ready for Opening Day.