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Whereas some teams might have looked at their organization selling off its three most proven relievers at the Trade Deadline as an act of surrender, Brendan Donovan said those moves actually had the o
ST. LOUIS — Brendan Donovan had every intention of returning to the St. Louis Cardinals’ lineup Monday. The team’s lone All-Star had missed two games with nagging groin discomfort but was hopeful he’d be available — even for one at-bat — in Monday’s series opener against the Colorado Rockies. He sure picked the right time.
After missing two games with a groin injury, Donovan emerges in the eighth to provide two runs and flip the game for a 3-2 victory at Busch Stadium.