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Cardinals' Carlos Martinez Won't Throw for 2 Weeks Because of Shoulder Injury

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez will not throw for two weeks, per team beat reporter Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com:

Jenifer Langosch

Carlos Martinez will be on a no-throw program for two weeks. #stlcards found his shoulder strength isn't where it needed to be.

Jenifer Langosch

Club is encouraged that MRI (taken Monday) showed no structural damage in Martinez's shoulder.

Martinez had two stints on the disabled list in 2018. The right-hander missed virtually all of May with a strained right lat.

After returning to the Cardinals' rotation on June 5, Martinez posted a 4.