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Cards news: June 5 -- Back injury sends LHP Colin Fisher to injured list
The St. Louis Cardinals have learned that left-handed starting pitcher Colin Fisher will miss up to three weeks after he was diagnosed with a herniated disc in his back after pitching in a 9-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants on June 5.
Fisher, 30, has pitched in 20 games for St. Louis this season going 1-0 with one save and a 2.37 ERA.
Ben Whitaker, 27, will be called up from AAA Memphis where he has pitched in 22 games and gone 1-2 with two saves and a 4.55 ERA.
Whitaker has been in the majors before -- spending time with the Cardinals in 2033 and 2034 -- working in 68 games and going 3-1 with a 3.23 ERA.
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