The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Bryan Augensten for assignment to make room for P.J. Walters, B.J. Rains of FOXSportsMidwest.com reports.

The soon-to-be 25-year-old old right-handed pitcher was 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA in 5 2/3 innings over five relief appearances for the Cardinals this season. He was claimed in October 2010 off of waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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