ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie infielder JJ Wetherholt on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right wrist tendinitis.
Wetherholt was hitless in his past two games, but is hitting .242 with 17 home runs, 48 RBIs and 88 runs scored as St. Louis' leadoff hitter. He had been managing pain for the past several weeks and was given the day off Thursday, with no improvement.
“These past three or four days have been pretty, pretty bad,” Wetherholt said. "And then obviously, like had an off day. We’ve been trying to like incorporate maybe some rest with stuff like that, and my body just was not really responding to it.
“So the doctors kind of just said we’re losing that pain battle, so just kind of need some time.”
Wetherholt's production dropped off after the All-Star Game. His OPS was .755 in the first half but just .618 in 40 games since.
Wetherholt said he would visit a doctor in Arizona and then rejoin the team in Los Angeles during its nine-game road trip. He held out hope that he could return after the minimum 10 days, and manager Oliver Marmol was confident Wetherholt would return this season.
“I appreciate his eagerness and unwillingness to want to come out of the lineup,” Marmol said, “but at this point where we’re at, I think it makes sense to go ahead and do this.”
Infielder César Prieto was called up from Triple-A Memphis to replace Wetherholt. Prieto has three hits in 15 career big-league games.
With Gold Glove-winning shortstop Masyn Winn out with a broken thumb, the Cardinals started José Fermín at second base and Thomas Saggese at shortstop Sunday against Pittsburgh.
An elite defender at second base, Wetherholt had made his previous eight starts at shortstop following Winn's injury. Wetherholt said that move activated his arm more, but he was skeptical about whether it aggravated the injury.
“I don’t know if that played into it at all, but throwing was really fine, to be honest,” Wetherholt said. “It’s really just been swinging.”
Marmol said Winn was nearing a return and had a successful batting practice Saturday, although it is unclear whether he will be activated when rosters expand Tuesday or later in the road trip.
Winn fielded grounders during pregame warmups and remained on the field taking extra practice after other middle infielders had gone back to the dugout.
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St. Louis Cardinals' Bryan Torres (39) and JJ Wetherholt celebrate after scoring during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Nick Gonzales is caught stealing by St. Louis Cardinals shortstop JJ Wetherholt during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Le)
Trailing — again — to a promoted team, Manchester United was facing further embarrassment early in this season's Premier League.
Then Bruno Fernandes intervened.
With a clinically taken hat trick, the Portugal playmaker inspired United’s comeback in a 5-2 win over Ipswich at Old Trafford on Sunday.
It was a relieving win for United, which opened its league campaign last weekend with a stunning 2-0 loss at Hull — a team that was promoted via the Championship playoffs and was widely tipped to be the favorite for relegation.
After that setback, United manager Michael Carrick appealed for calm — but saw his team fall behind on Sunday to Ipswich, another big candidate for relegation, in the 29th minute.
Fernandes, the player of the year in the Premier League last season, equalized with a thunderous left-foot shot at the end of a counterattack in the 40th, converted from the penalty spot for his second goal in the 61st to make it 3-1, and completed his hat trick seven minutes later by calmly slotting home a finish.
In-between, there was time for an own-goal following a shot by Harry Maguire, who handled the ball in the build-up. A foul wasn’t awarded for handball only because Maguire didn’t score directly from his shot, with the ball instead deflecting off Ipswich defender Jacob Greaves.
Bryan Mbeumo completed the scoring for United, running onto a pass from Fernandes and lobbing the goalkeeper from the edge of the area.
Ipswich grabbed a stoppage-time consolation after Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez was dispossessed near his own goal.
Cole Palmer showed more signs of a return to his top form by completing the scoring for Chelsea in its wild 4-3 win over Brighton.
The playmaker was a revelation in the 2023-24 season — his first at Chelsea — when scoring 22 league goals but he has struggled with injuries and a loss of form since, culminating in Palmer missing out on a place in England’s World Cup squad this summer.
In front of England coach Thomas Tuchel, Palmer ran 30 meters before curling home a shot from the edge of the area for Chelsea’s fourth goal at Stamford Bridge to end Brighton’s realistic hopes of a comeback in an end-to-end thriller.
Romeo Lavia and Pedro Neto put Chelsea 2-0 ahead by the 14th minute before Joao Pedro added a third in the 32nd for Xabi Alonso’s team.
Malick Yalcouyé pulled a goal back for Brighton just before halftime, and the visitors further reduced the deficit when Pedro deflected a cross from Pascal Gross into his own net in the 63rd.
Palmer’s goal clinched a second straight victory for Chelsea, which opened its league campaign by beating Fulham 3-2 on Monday. Palmer scored in that game, too.
Brighton netted its third, through Gross, with the last kick of the game.
A negative for Chelsea was an injury to key midfielder Moises Caicedo, who lasted just 14 minutes after his return to the team as a second-half substitute.
Emi Martinez played as goalkeeper for Chelsea hours after completing his move from Aston Villa.
In other matches, Sunderland earned a first win of the season by beating Fulham 1-0 thanks to substitute Wilson Isidor's goal.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored Leeds' equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Brentford, which went ahead through Kevin Schade.
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Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, right, celebrates with Manchester United's Marcus Rashford after scoring his side's fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Ipswich Town in Manchester, England, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Ipswich Town in Manchester, England, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Ipswich Town in Manchester, England, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Chelsea's Joao Pedro, right, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion in London, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Chelsea's Cole Palmer, centre, challenges for the ball with Brighton's Mats Wieffer, left, and Brighton's Olivier Boscagli during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion in London, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Chelsea's Cole Palmer, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion in London, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Chelsea's Cole Palmer celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion in London, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
