Matt Holliday Injury: Updates on Cardinals Star's Quad and Return

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday suffered a right quad strain in Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds and has been placed on the 15-day disabled list.

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The Cardinals confirmed the change in Holliday's status and the corresponding roster move. It's considered a Grade 2 strain, but general manager John Mozeliak is hopeful he will play again this year, per Frank Cusumano of CBS Sports 920AM in St. Louis. 

Holliday suffered the injury while attempting to break up a double play in the first inning. Stephen Piscotty replaced him in left field as Mark Reynolds entered to play first base, the Cardinals announced. 

Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted it was the same injury he was dealing with earlier this season. 

Holliday previously missed more than a month of action because of a quad injury suffered in early June against the Colorado Rockies. The absence caused him to sit out the All-Star Game after the fans voted him into the National League starting lineup.

It's rare for the talented outfielder to get hampered this often by injuries. He's been mostly durable throughout his career, playing at least 155 of the 162 games four times in the past six years, and he's never made fewer than 120 appearances in a season.