The St. Louis Cardinals won't have Carlos Martinez for the remainder of the season.
Martinez was diagnosed with a shoulder strain a day after leaving a start in the first inning, and the NL Central-leading Cardinals say the right-hander won't pitch again in 2015.
Rest rather than surgery was prescribed with a recovery time of between one and two months.
General manager John Mozeliak said if the injury had occurred on Aug. 1, the 24-year-old right-hander potentially could have pitched in the postseason.
"Unfortunately, where we are on the calendar, it's just not going to work out,'' Mozeliak said.