David Wright played in a game Tuesday for the first time since his five-RBI performance against Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic on March 12.
Wright, shuttling between Double-A and Triple-A games against Cardinals farmhands, went 1-for-5 with a single as a designated hitter.
He had received a cortisone injection in his left side on March 15 to treat a strained intercostal muscle.
"It felt OK," Wright said. "I haven't played since a couple of weeks ago. I felt like the timing was OK, better towards the fifth at-bat. But it was good to get that number of ABs that quickly. It felt as comfortable as, I guess, I could taking the two weeks off. ... I finally got on base the fifth at-bat, so I was able to stretch the legs out a little bit. So it felt good."
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