Cardinals shut down SP Tim Cooney with appendicitis

Southpaw Tim Cooney, who made six starts for the Cardinals this season, has been shut down for the rest of the year with appendicitis, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Cooney managed one win and five no-decisions in those outings, but compiled a 3.16 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings.