ST. LOUIS -- Willson Contreras ' 2025 season is over because of a right biceps strain, and the Cardinals’ playoff hopes are close to suffering a similar fate with another loss to the rival Reds on Wednesday afternoon.

One day after describing Contreras’ injury as a mild strain in his right biceps, the Cards ruled their slugging first baseman out for the season as he was placed on the 10-day injured list before their 6-2 loss at Busch Stadium.

With their playoff chances already slim -- and even more so following their seventh loss in the past nine games -- the Cardinals shut down Contreras to try and prevent him from injuring his right arm even more over the final nine games of the regular season.

“This is one [injury] that can get worse if we try and push through it,” manager Oliver

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