<p>LOS ANGELES — The St. Louis Cardinals placed pitcher Jack Flaherty on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with what manager Mike Shildt termed a “significant” oblique injury.</p>
<p>Flaherty, who leads the majors with eight wins, left during the sixth inning of Monday’s 9-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers with tightness in his left side. The right-hander had allowed two runs on two hits with nine strikeouts.</p>
<p>Shildt said the team was still trying to find out the grade of Flaherty’s injury, but added that it is was going to take awhile to heal.</p>
<p>“It is not a minimal situation. It is a real strain or tear,” Shildt said before Tuesday’s game.</p>
<p>Flaherty was 8-1 with a 2.90 ERA in 11 starts this season. The Cardinals had a 9-2 record in games he started. It is the first time in Flaherty’s five big league seasons that he will be on the injured list.</p>
<p>Shildt said he is still evaluating how to adjust his rotation. Flaherty’s next start was slated for Saturday against Cincinnati. </p>
<p>St. Louis has called up Johan Oviedo from Triple-A Memphis to take Flaherty’s roster spot.</p>
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