St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams left Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies with a knee injury.
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Injuries Continue to Nag Adams
Thursday, May 5
According to MLB.com's Jennifer Langosch, Adams left the game in the fifth inning with a left knee contusion.
The injury bug continues to plague Adams, who missed 102 games last season because of a quad injury that required surgery.
Even in his return toward the end of 2015, he still seemed hobbled by the injury, according to Langosch:
In 2016, he's been splitting time at first base with Matt Holliday, originally a left fielder who is starting to slow down in his 13th year in the league, and Brandon Moss.
In 27 games this season, he was hitting .273 with three home runs and seven RBI. He was starting to heat up, having hit .400 in his last four games.
With Adams out yet again, St. Louis should have enough support at the position with Moss and Holliday. Unfortunately for them, though, they are losing a left-handed bat who could have stepped in toward the middle and bottom of the St. Louis lineup.
When healthy, Adams provides decent power and could hit around 15 home runs a year if he were able to stay on the field. But with his contract expiring at the end of the 2016 season, recurring injuries could lead to the end of his tenure in St. Louis.
Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.
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