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Cardinals place closer Rosenthal on paternity leave, recall Tuivailala

Trevor Rosenthal is tied for the NL lead with 41 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have placed reliever Trevor Rosenthal on the paternity leave list and recalled right-hander Sam Tuivailala from Triple A Memphis.

Tuivailala will be joining the big-league club for the fourth time this season. In 10 prior games with St. Louis he 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 (eight innings) with the Cardinals. At Memphis, Tuivailala was 3-1 with a 1.76 ERA and 16 saves in 39 games, 41 innings pitched.