The Cardinals announced after Friday night's game with the that they have called up top prospect Oscar Taveras from Triple-A Memphis, and will start on Saturday against San Francisco.

Taveras, a 21-year-old outfielder, was batting .325 in 49 games with Memphis with seven homers and 40 RBIs. He will take the place of Matt Adams, who was put on the DL with a left calf strain.