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 ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals reliever Al Reyes tore a ligament in his right elbow in the regular-season finale and will require reconstructive surgery, forcing him to miss the playoffs and next season.
Reyes, who was 4-2 with a 2.15 ERA and three saves in 65 games, was the team's top middle reliever — and he was equally tough on right- and left-handed hitters. He struck out the side with the bases loaded to get the win on Friday and had 67 strikeouts in 62 2-3 innings while holding opponents to a .177 batting average.
"Al Reyes was in the middle of any situation in the last three or four innings when we were trying to close out a game," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said Monday. "He had a great year."
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