Star St. Louis pitcher Martinez gets placed on the disabled list

The St. Louis Cardinals have put ace Carlos Martinez on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained lat.

Martinez leads the National League with a 1.62 ERA.

Martinez pitched five innings in a loss to Minnesota on Tuesday, his first defeat in seven starts since opening day. The right-hander is 3-2 overall.

The Cardinals made the move Thursday, retroactive by a day.

Martinez tops the Cardinals with 50 innings and 47 strikeouts.

Reds promote Krall: The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Nick Krall to general manager, giving him more responsibilities as the team tries to emerge from a major rebuild.

Krall has been an assistant to Dick Williams, who will remain president of baseball operations and oversee that department. Krall has been part of the Reds organization for 16 years, starting as director of the team’s advance scouting preparation.

Williams moved into the GM role after Walt Jocketty retired following the 2016 season. Jocketty remains an executive adviser to the Reds.

Cueto goes on the 60-day DL: The San Francisco Giants transferred Johnny Cueto to the 60-day disabled list, meaning it will be late June at the earliest before the right-hander returns to the rotation.

The Giants made the move with Cueto to free a 25-man roster spot for right-hander Jose Valdez, who was promoted from Class AAA Sacramento. Right-hander Derek Law was optioned to Class AAA, a day after throwing 22⁄3 scoreless innings in an 11-3 loss to Philadelphia.

The Giants announced earlier this week that Cueto would miss 6-8 weeks with a strained right elbow.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Cueto probably could have returned within 60 days, but they want to be cautious.

Bochy also announced that fellow ace Madison Bumgarner will throw his first bullpen session next week as the lefty begins to work his way back from a broken pinkie finger suffered in spring training.