The Cardinals hope to have recently demoted pitcher Carlos Martinez available to rejoin the big-league club as a starter by the end of June, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The 21-year-old took his first step toward that goal with a start at Triple-A Memphis Tuesday.
Martinez threw three scoreless innings in the outing, striking out four batters, with two hits and a walk. He threw 43 pitches, 25 of them for strikes, and will continue to ramp up his workload moving forward.