ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals placed first baseman Matt Adams on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right quadriceps sustained running on a double on Tuesday night.
Catcher Ed Easley was recalled from Triple-A Memphis before Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Adams is batting .243 with four homers and 20 RBIs. He grabbed his right hip area rounding first base after his hit off reliever Vidal Nuno and was replaced by pinch runner Mark Reynolds.
Reynolds will be the principal fill-in at first base. He was batting .