The Cardinals 5-2 win over the Mets in Game 5 might have come with a price. Shortstop David Eckstein sprained his left shoulder diving for a ground ball in the first inning, and bruised three fingers trying to bunt in the eighth. He was rushed for X-rays and a scan after the game, but the results have not been released.

Eckstein missed a month of the regular season due to a strained oblique muscle, but it is pretty certain that the oblique injury was not affected in Tuesday’s game.