Shildt classified the injury as a ligament tear and stated that the pitcher will return to St. Louis for more testing and to decide the appropriate next steps in his rehabilitation process. Martinez hurt his thumb during his start on Sunday, but not while pitching. He went 0-for-4 before leaving the game. "Carlos has a small fragment of bone in his thumb that needs to be removed," Shildt said in a press release. "We're going to wait until he gets back to St. Louis to see what kind of timeline we can put on his recovery." Martinez is expected to miss at least two months due to the injury. The Cardinals have had success this season with their starting pitchers being forced from the rotation early. Including Martinez, John Gant, Michael Wacha, and Jack Flaherty have all missed time this year due to injuries. The Cardinals are 20-12 when one of their five starters misses time this year. They'll hope that history repeats itself again soon.