The St. Louis Cardinals got their ace back.
Right-hander Jack Flaherty was activated from the 60-day injured list and started Friday’s game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
Flaherty had not pitched since suffering a left oblique strain at the end of May. The 25-year-old is 8-1 this season with a 2.90 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 62 innings.
The Cardinals also placed left-hander Wade LeBlanc on the 10-day injured list with a left elbow injury. LeBlanc pitched only two innings in Thursday’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing three runs.
LeBlanc, 37, has a 3.61 ERA in 12 appearances (eight starts) for the Cardinals after starting the season with the Baltimore Orioles.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.