Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn, on the disabled list with a forearm injury, played catch on Tuesday. It's the first time that Lynn has thrown since landing on the DL on Friday.
He's expected to continue throwing this week, and will stay in St. Louis while the team heads to Minnesota. He will then re-join the Cardinals on Friday in Philadelphia and plans to throw a bullpen session. Lynn and manager Mike Matheny are hopeful the right-hander will be able to return when first eligible on June 23 for a start against the Marlins in Miami.
"Instead of [the tightness] being ahead of us, hopefully this will give us a chance for us to stay ahead or right along with it," Lynn said, per MLB.com. "Seven days off of throwing isn't really going to make a difference. But for me, I'm just trying to make sure everything feels right going forward. That's probably going to make the biggest difference."