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Game Day: Arizona Diamondbacks' Steven Souza could be nearing return from DL

The Diamondbacks hit the road for the first time in 2018 when they face the St. Louis Cardinals. Stay with this page for news and scores throughout the series.

ST. LOUIS – Right fielder Steven Souza Jr.’s absence might come to an end before the Diamondbacks even begin to miss him.

General Manager Mike Hazen said Souza’s recovery from a strained right pectoral muscle has progressed rapidly enough that he could be back from the disabled list sometime around the end of the current road trip or the beginning of the upcoming homestand.

On Thursday, Souza, who is not with the club in St.