Cards put C Ivan Herrera (back) on IL

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The St. Louis Cardinals placed Ivan Herrera on the 10-day injured list with lower back tightness on Saturday and recalled fellow catcher Nick Raposo from Triple-A Memphis.

The move for Herrera is retroactive to Wednesday, one day after the last game in which he played.

Herrera, 24, is batting .279 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 54 games this season.

Raposo, 26, will make hi