The St. Louis Cardinals today have optioned last night’s starter Marco Gonzales to Memphis (AAA) and recalled two left-handed pitchers – Tyler Lyons and Nick Greenwood – and right-handed pitcher Miguel Socolovich, all from Memphis.  Lyons will make the start tonight against Washington at 7:15 p.m. CDT.

Lyons, 27, will be making his 7^th start for St. Louis this season and appearing in his 10^th game.  This is the lefty’s 5^th stint with the big-league club, splitting his time with Triple-A Memphis.

Socolovich went 4-1 with a 1.54 ERA with St. Louis earlier this season, picking up wins in his first two relief outings with the club.  He made 21 appearances (23.1 IP), 16 scoreless, and pitched a season high 2.0 innings on three occasions.

Greenwood spent the majority of the season at triple-A where he made 21 starts and appeared in 31 games, posting a 12-6 won-loss record and 5.68 ERA.