Mayers might be an option to be called up from Triple-A to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers after Tyler Lyons was used out of the bullpen Friday.

EDGE Analysis

The Cardinals need a spot starter Sunday after there was a doubleheader earlier in the week, and unless they opt to go with a bullpen game, Mayers seems like the most likely candidate to get the call. He is not on the 40-man roster, but he is pitching pretty well at Triple-A, and would be pitching on an extra day's rest Sunday. Alex Reyes, the Cardinals' top prospect, started Thursday's game for Memphis, so he is not an option, and other top pitching prospects, Tim Cooney and Marco Gonzales, are still on the minor league DL. Mayers, 24, has a 2.62 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 86:36 K:BB in 106.2 innings across Double-A and Triple-A this season.