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Cardinals place Matt Adams on DL with quadriceps strain

MAY 27, 2015 4:30p ET

MAY 27, 2015 4:30p ET

The Cardinals' Matt Adams is examined by trainer Chris Conroy after suffering a quadriceps injury on Tuesday.

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 RBI. He grabbed his right hip area rounding first base after his hit off reliever Vidal Nuno and was replaced by pinch runner Mark Reynolds.