The St. Louis Cardinals activated right-hander Giovanny Gallegos (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list on Friday and optioned right-hander Adam Kloffenstein to Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move. Rookie outfielder Victor Scott II was also returned to Memphis after serving as the 27th player for Thursday's contest against the San Francisco Giants at Rickwood Field. The two teams are off on Friday before resuming the series on Saturday, at which point the 32-year-old Gallegos will be back in St. Louis' bullpen. He's been sidelined since early May due to a right-shoulder impingement. Gallegos has been a key late-inning man for the Cardinals in the past, but he wasn't pitching well before his injury and didn't look great on his minor-league rehab assignment, either. He's returning to a 12.00 ERA and 2.33 WHIP with 13 K's and a save in nine innings pitched this year.
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Giovanny Gallegos (shoulder) will start a minor-league rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Memphis. Gallegos is nearing a return to St. Louis' big-league bullpen after being put on the injured list in early May due to a right-shoulder impingement. If the 32-year-old Mexican reliever can avoid any setbacks on his rehab assignment this weekend, he could return to the Cardinals' bullpen early next week. Gallegos will be hoping to be more effective as a late-inning setup man in front of closer Ryan Helsley when he returns, as he had surrendered 12 earned runs on 14 hits (five home runs) while walking seven and striking out 13 in just nine relief innings for the Red Birds before landing on the shelf. The Cardinals aren't going to rush him back until he's ready.
The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Giovanny Gallegos (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list on Monday with a right-shoulder impingement and selected the contract of right-hander Chris Roycroft from Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move. Gallegos didn't record an out while giving up three earned runs on three hits for his first loss of the season against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, but it appears he wasn't pitching at 100 percent health. The 32-year-old allowed seven earned runs while recording no outs in his last two appearances, so something clearly wasn't right. The two poor outings have raised his ERA to a rough 12.00 on the year. With Gallegos on the shelf for at least the next two weeks, the Cards will ask more of setup men JoJo Romero and Andrew Kittredge.
St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos recorded the save in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Dodgers. The 32-year-old came on in the tenth after closer Ryan Helsley allowed two runs in the ninth, knotting the game at five runs apiece. The Cardinals scored one in the top of the tenth and brought Gallegos on to close it out. Despite striking out the first two batters he faced, it wasn't without suspense though. With a runner starting on second base in extra innings, Gallegos gave up an infield single to the third batter and walked the next to load the bases. The righty finally got Shohei Ohtani to pop out to end the game. One blown save wouldn't be enough the wrest the closer job from Helsley, but if he continued to falter it would be Gallegos that is next in line for save chances.
St. Louis Cardinals right-handed pitcher Giovanny Gallegos picked up his 10th save of the season on Sunday, holding down a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gallegos didn't allow a baserunner and struck out one in his inning of work. The Cardinals seem to be using a closer-by-committee approach right now, with JoJo Romero getting his fair share of chances along with Gallegos. That being said, Ryan Helsley was just activated from the IL on Friday and if he pitches well he could jump back into the closer role that he held to start the season. Gallegos is best left to deeper categories leagues for those desperate for saves.
St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos closed out the 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. He threw one inning, allowing no baserunners and striking out one to earn his ninth save of the season and his first since June 9. Gallegos is having another solid season out of the bullpen, pitching to a 3.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and 25.1% strikeout rate. With Ryan Helsley (forearm) on the injured list and Jordan Hicks shipped at the deadline, the 31-year-old could see his fair share of save opportunities for the time being.
St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Giovanny Gallegos recorded four outs with one strikeout to close the team's 7-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. In doing so, the 31-year-old leapfrogged Ryan Helsley as the team leader in saves (eight). That's not say the latter hasn't done his part; Helsley has a pleasing 3.24 ERA (2.14 xERA) with 33 punchouts over 25 innings this year. However, the closing gig has evidently developed into a full-blown timeshare. Fantasy managers who spent significant draft capital on Helsley may dread this, but those who took a late-round flier on Gallegos are likely celebrating. The right-hander needs to be rostered in most competitive fantasy leagues at this point if he wasn't already. Gallegos has an acceptable 3.51 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 24:5 K:BB over 25 2/3 innings this season.
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Giovanny Gallegos allowed one run on two hits while striking out two to earn the save in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The 31-year-old entered the game with two on base in the eighth inning to protect a one-run lead. He got Jake Fraley to ground out to end the inning. Gallegos allowed a double and single before closing things out in the ninth for his fifth save. He owns a 2.18 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and 20:4 K: BB across 20 1/3 innings in 2023. Fantasy managers should continue to roll with Gallegos as he continues splitting closing duties for the Cardinals with Ryan Helsley.
St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos allowed one hit over a scoreless inning to earn the save during Saturday's 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Cardinal's primary closer, Ryan Helsley, was unavailable after throwing two innings on Friday. Gallegos needed just 11 pitches to make quick work of Boston to notch his third save of the season. The 31-year-old is 3-for-4 in save opportunities with a 2.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts over 14 2/3 innings in 2023. Gallegos should be rostered in most league formats after racking up 14 saves in back-to-back seasons.
St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos completed his second save of the season on Tuesday when he shut down the Chicago Cubs in the ninth inning to protect the 6-4 lead. He threw a perfect inning with no strikeouts or walks, bringing his ERA down to 2.63 with a 22.6% strikeout rate, 3.8% walk rate, and 1.02 WHIP over 13.2 innings. Closer Ryan Helsley pitched three of the previous four days, so it's likely that he was unavailable. Fantasy managers should expect Gallegos to continue to be second on the closer depth chart and add on to the two holds that he already has this year.
