The original plan was for Luke Gregerson to close games for the St. Louis Cardinals this season. That has not quite worked out. Injuries have riddled the reliever’s tenure with the Redbirds; the most recent was surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
Gregerson threw two rehab appearances for Memphis, giving up a combined two hits and one unearned run over two innings. Following his last outing with the Triple A affiliate, he was sent to Springfield. It took only nine pitches, eight of them strikes, for the 34 year old veteran to toss a scoreless frame.