The Cardinals announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander . He will take the active roster spot of left-hander , who landed on the 15-day injured list yesterday with a . The club has had many vacancies on its 40-man roster since their deadline selloff and wont need a corresponding move in that regard. Lawrence, 35, began the year on a minor league deal with the Blue Jays. He made 18 starts for Triple-A Buffalo, logging 90 2/3 innings. He allowed 4.67 earned runs per nine frames in that time, struck out 20.5% of batters faced, walked 7.3% and got grounders on 45% of balls in play. He didnt get a roster spot with the Jays and opted out of his deal in mid-July, landing a minors deal with the Cards shortly thereafter. Hes made three starts for Triple-A Memphis with a 5.40 ERA. The righty will crack the big leagues for the first time this Yoshinobu Yamamoto Jersey year. He has 44 games of MLB experience from prior seasons, most of that coming with the Jays and Mariners back in 2017 and 2018. Hes only made six appearances in the show since then, having spent 2019 with the Hiroshima Carp of Japans Nippon Profe sional Baseball. Overall, has a 6.80 ERA in his 96 2/3 major league innings. The starting rotation has been a weak part of the Cardinals roster all year. Matz struggled badly in the early going and got moved to the bullpen. He turned things around but is now on the injured list. has an unsightly 8.78 ERA on the year. and were both traded prior to the deadline a couple of weeks ago. has been the only solid pillar of the group this year, as he has a serviceable 4.27 ERA in 26 starts. The rest of the rotation currently consists of Wainwright and then players that have bounced to the bullpen and/or minors throughout the year in , and . Liberatore to sed eight shutty in his last outing but has a 5.72 ERA on the year overall. Hudson has a pa sable 4.31 ERA on the year but with just three of his outings being starts, and his 6.00 ERA in Triple-A is worrisome. Thompson is somewhat similar with a 3.96 ERA in the bigs, but in just one start and 16 relief appearances, while his Triple-A ERA is 8.65 this year. Lawrence could make some starts down the stretch or perhaps serve in a multi-inning relief role behind someone in that group. Theres enough uncertainty that the Cards figure to need some innings one way or another as they look to get through a lost season. Danny Duffy Jersey