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Wainwright, who suffered the ankle injury running out of the
batter's box while hitting in Saturday's win against the
Milwaukee Brewers, will have surgery this week and miss nine to
12 months, the team said.
"It is a test," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. "The
response and the answer is we knew that some tests were going to
come. This is a big one that we're getting early, but we're
going to see what we're made of."
The organization has not yet announced who will replace the
three-time All-Star in the rotation and start against the
Phillies on Thursday.
In the meantime, John Lackey, Lance Lynn, Michael Wacha and
Carlos Martinez remain in a rotation that, through 16 games, has
posted a Major League Baseball-best 1.97 ERA for a club that
leads the NL Central by two games at 12-5.
"To me, it's an opportunity for somebody to stand up, step up
and take the bull by the horns," Matheny said about available
options, including candidates down in the minor leagues.
The 32-year-old Wainwright, who has a career record of 121-67,
had posted a 2-1 record this season with a 1.44 ERA.
(Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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