Jul 23
Derrick Goold, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports St. Louis Cardinals OF Chris Duncan (neck) received a shot to relieve the pain in his neck Tuesday, July 22.
Jul 22
The St. Louis Cardinals placed Duncan on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a bulging disc in his neck. It's the latest setback for a player who totaled 43 homers his first two major league seasons but has just six this year.
Advice: Duncan, batting .248 with 27 RBIs in part-time duty, said the neck has been bothering him for a while but had been tolerable until after Monday night's game when he couldn't sleep and then woke up with stiffness. He also reported shooting pain down his right arm.
Jul 22
OF Chris Duncan, hitting .248 with six homers and 27 RBIs, was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a pinched nerve in his neck. "I knew he was having issues ... but it was getting progressively worse," manager Tony La Russa said.