MIAMI (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Chris Carpenter will miss his scheduled start Friday because of a muscle strain in his right shoulder.
An MRI on Tuesday confirmed the strain and showed no damage to his rotator cuff.Carpenter (0-1) had been scheduled to start at Cincinnati against Bronson Arroyo. Brad Thompson (4-2) will start in Carpenter's place.
Carpenter had elbow reconstruction surgery in July 2007. He injured the shoulder pitching against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. He left with one out in the sixth after feeling pain throwing a fastball.
St. Louis right-hander Adam Wainwright (finger sprain) will start for Double-A Springfield on Saturday. It will be the third rehab appearance for Wainwright, who was placed on the disabled list June 8.
