Cardinals Activate Skip Schumaker

June 19, 2012 11:05 AM

St. Louis Cardinals Skip Schumaker legs out a two RBI double against the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on April 28, 2012. St. Louis won the game 7-3. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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DETROIT, MI (KMOX) — The Cardinals announced Tuesday that they have activated outfielder/infielder Skip Schumaker from the 15-day disabled list and plan to have him in uniform for the team’s series opener in Detroit tonight.

Schumaker had been disabled since May 31 with a strained right hamstring. The Cardinals optioned pitcher Maikel Cleto to Memphis (AAA) following Sunday’s (June 17) game to make room for Schumaker’s return to the team’s 25-man roster.

Schumaker, who began the season on the 15-day D.L. with a strained right oblique, is batting .321 (26-for-81) in 29 games for the Cardinals this season. He had a season-best 8-game hitting streak at the time of his most recent injury.

Schumaker was 3-for-8 with a pair of doubles in three games played at Memphis (AAA) during his injury rehabilitation assignment.

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