Linebrink feeling better for Cardinals: Cardinals reliever Scott Linebrink says his injured right shoulder is feeling much better and is performing better as well, reports MLB.com on Monday. Linebrink, on the shelf since March 30 with capsulitis in the shoulder, has been playing catch from a distance of 90 feet and is going to increase that soon. "It's definitely progressing, and I'm feeling loads better than what I felt earlier," Linebrink, who had been shut down several weeks ago because of inflammation in the shoulder, said. "I'm letting it go as much as I possibly can. The ball's got good life, and I'm pain-free." (Updated 05/21/2012)
Injury Report
Shoulder - 15-day DL. Out until at least late May (Updated - 5/21/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Linebrink will next progress to throwing from 120 feet and could pitch off flat ground following that. He hopes to be throwing off a mound by the end of a current seven-game homestand for the Cardinals. "I feel totally different," he said. "I don't feel like I'm protecting it like I was, like it's drawn up toward my body. I feel like I'm really able to get out, get extended." When healthy, Linebrink only has low-end Fantasy value in his role in the St. Louis bullpen. (Updated 05/21/2012).
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Braves closer Craig Kimbrel surrendered the tying run in the ninth, and Hunter Pence came through with a two-out, run-scoring single in the 13th to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 victory that ended Atlanta's season Wednesday night without a trip to the playoffs that looked like a certainty just a few weeks ago.