Tejada left Thursday's spring training game with a quadriceps strain, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tejada was brought in by the Cardinals to supplement their depth at shortstop with Jhonny Peralta set to be sidelined for most of the first half of the season. If Tejada's injury turns into something that causes him to miss time, the Cardinals will likely have to turn to Jedd Gyorko at short, which would be problematic for their defense up the middle.