Cardinals activate Holliday
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The St. Louis Cardinals activated outfielder Matt Holliday from the 15-day disabled list prior to Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves.
Holliday was placed on the disabled list on July 20 with a strained right hamstring. He suffered the injury while running out a ground ball against the Chicago Cubs on July 11.
The 33-year-old Holliday was hitting .268 with 13 homers and 47 RBI before the injury.
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In order to make room on the roster for Holliday, the Cardinals optioned outfielder Brock Peterson to Triple-A Memphis. He played in five games after having his contract purchased from Memphis on July 20.