St. Louis ? Anthony Reyes, who won the World Series opener for the St. Louis Cardinals last fall but has lost 10 straight regular-season decisions, on Sunday was optioned to Triple-A Memphis.

“He’s got some stuff that he can work on but he needs to have some success so he can start getting a better feeling,” manager Tony La Russa said. “He was handling it great, but at some point … “

Reliever Todd Wellemeyer will take Reyes’ spot in the rotation Wednesday at Colorado. The Cardinals recalled left-hander Troy Cate from Memphis to fill the roster spot.

Wellemeyer, 28, was claimed off waivers from Kansas City on May 15 and has a 2.70 ERA in four appearances with St. Louis. He’ll make his first career start.