ST. LOUIS – Programmed much of his career to play in pain and ignore minor injuries, Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado said if he had things to do all over again, he would have gone on the injured list before a finger injury ultimately led to a shoulder strain that sapped much of the power out of his bat.

“If I could do it all over again, I probably would have just taken time when I hurt my finger -- that was probably the biggest mistake I made,” said Arenado, who rejoined the Cardinals on Friday for the second time since going on the injured list on Aug. 1 because of that right shoulder strain. “If I could go back, I’d just go on the IL for that [finger injury]. In Cleveland [from June 27-29], I was swinging the bat well and starting to feel good again, and then I jammed my fing

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