SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 28, 2015 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced
prior to tonight’s game in San Francisco that they have placed reliever
Trevor Rosenthal on the paternity leave list and recalled from
Memphis (AAA) right-handed pitcher Sam Tuivailala, pronounced
tooee-vah-lah-lah.
Tuivailala, 22,
will be joining the Major League club for the fourth time this season. In 10
prior games with St. Louis the righty was 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA. After allowing
single runs in his first two appearances, he currently has an eight-game
scoreless streak (8.0 innings) with the Cardinals. At Memphis, Tuivailala was
3-1 with a 1.76 ERA and 16 saves in 39 games, 41.0 innings pitched. Tuivailala
will wear uniform #64.
Rosenthal, who
earned his 41st save in last night’s win at Arizona, is tied for the
National League lead in saves (PIT Melancon) and is ranked 3rd among
relievers with his 1.52 ERA. Rosenthal, 25, and his wife, Lindsey, are
expecting their second child, joining daughter Chloe (9/13/13).
