The St. Louis Cardinals placed left-hander Ricardo Sanchez on the 10-day injured list Saturday with elbow pain.
Sanchez, 23, threw 53 pitches in two innings of relief in Friday night’s 14-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians. He gave up two runs on four hits with one walk and one strikeout.
Since making his big-league debut on Aug. 17, Sanchez has no decisions and a 6.75 ERA in three relief appearances.
The Cardinals also optioned right-handers Junior Fernandez and Daniel Ponce de Leon and infielder Max Schrock to the team’s alternate training site in Springfield, Mo.
Ponce de Leon (0-3) started Friday’s game, but left with two outs in the first inning after giving up four walks and four runs.
The team recalled four players from Springfield: first baseman John Nogowski, left-hander Rob Kaminsky and right-handers Seth Elledge and Ryan Meisinger.