ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals cleanup hitter Matt Holliday was removed after two innings, complaining of tightness in his left quadriceps.
Holliday made a running catch at the warning track on Angel Sanchez’s drive for the second out in the first on Wednesday night against the Houston Astros, and grounded out to start the second. Rookie Mark Hamilton replaced Holliday in left field in the third.
Despite an 0-for-14 slump, Holliday leads the National League with a .358 average and was among the league leaders with 30 RBIs.
