Ryan was scratched with injured finger

Brendan Ryan was scratched with an injured left pinky finger on Tuesday night and he may not return to the Cardinals' lineup until Friday. "I was kind of in between steps and I landed on my pinky," Ryan said. "Batting wouldn't be the most comfortable thing." The right-handed-hitting player had his pinky finger taped to his ring on Tuesday and said while he was available to play defense or pinch-run, hitting wasn't a choice. He may not be available to hit again in the series finale.

If Ryan had been forced to bat, he wouldn't have taken the bat off of his shoulders. "That was the plan, I was going to take. I knew it was going to be bad.It's going to be uncomfortable batting. I can play, but I'm not going to be 100 percent."Ryan said.