Church, 25, has played 53 of his 86 games this season with Memphis and is hitting .335 with a .921 OPS, 11 doubles and seven home runs.

With Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras also injured but not on the IL, the Cardinals discussed late Saturday how to reinforce the roster after a 12-8 loss to the Yankees.

The St. Louis Cardinals placed outfielder Victor Scott II on the 10-day injured list before Sunday’s series finale against the New York Yankees. Scott had an MRI and it revealed he has a left ankle sprain.