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- Updated: September 18, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Holliday had to cancel his scheduled simulated game Saturday after his surgically repaired right thumb swelled up after taking batting practice one day earlier. The change of plans leaves the Cardinals uncertain as to what rehab steps will be next for the veteran left fielder and if Holliday even has enough time left in the regular season to make a return.
“We’ll just continue to get him out there and see how he adjusts,” manager Mike Matheny said. “But right now with that thumb swelling up, it doesn’t make it very much of an option to move onto live at this point. When you’re talking about having something surgically repaired, you never have an exact template of how that’s going to look bringing it all back together. I think it’s just going to be day to day.”
It marked the second time this week that Holliday delayed facing …
