ST. LOUIS — The wobbly St. Louis Cardinals shook up their coaching staff and cut slumping infielder Jhonny Peralta on Friday, hoping to spur a team that’s struggled all season after a rare playoff miss last year.
Third base coach Chris Maloney was replaced by Mike Shildt, and the Cardinals shuffled several other assistant coaching positions. They also activated second baseman Kolten Wong from the disabled list.
St. Louis went into Friday night’s game against Philadelphia with a 26-32 record. They were just 4 1/2 games out of the lead in the tight NL Central, but this week endured their first seven-game losing streak since 2013.