Cards' Roland likely out for rest of playoffs

PHOENIX - The St. Louis Cardinals might have lost third baseman Scott Rolen for the remainder of the playoffs with an injured left shoulder. <br> <br> Rolen, whose acquisition in a trade from Philadelphia added even more power to a strong Cardinals lineup, injured his left shoulder when he was clipped by pinch-runner Alex Cintron in the seventh inning of Thursday&#39;s 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. <br> <br> The initial diagnosis was a sprained shoulder, but further tests were planned in St. Louis on Friday. <br> <br> ``I do think that his continuing to play for sure in this series is very questionable,&#39;&#39; manager Tony La Russa said. ``We&#39;ll hold our fingers crossed through tomorrow. I think there&#39;s a chance he might have played his last game (this year.)&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Cardinals trainer Barry Weinberg was more cautious. <br> <br> ``Tomorrow we&#39;ll examine him to determine the extent of the sprain,&#39;&#39; Weinberg said. ``Right now it&#39;s day to day. I don&#39;t want to make any hypothetical comments. It&#39;s a sprain of the joint. We&#39;ll just have to wait and see what the scan shows. It doesn&#39;t look like he separated it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Rolen wasn&#39;t sure how serious the injury was. <br> <br> ``They will check out the joint tomorrow to see if there&#39;s any displacement,&#39;&#39; he said. ``It&#39;s a sprain on the outside joint. I have very little range of motion.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Rolen is playing in the postseason for the first time. <br> <br> ``I&#39;m sick to my stomach about Scott,&#39;&#39; La Russa said. ``It&#39;s not that he is just a good player, but he&#39;s really excited about the postseason. He played at such a high level. You know, the news is probably not too good.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> With runners on first and second and two outs, Junior Spivey hit a grounder to Rolen. The count was 3-2, and Cintron was running from second on contact. <br> <br> ``It was a slow roller,&#39;&#39; Rolen said. ``I was coming in and Cintron and I got tangled in the middle of the base path. I saw him coming out of the corner of my eye, but I couldn&#39;t do anything about it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Cintron said he was running so hard he couldn&#39;t avoid the collision. <br> <br> ``The ball, myself and Rolen came together,&#39;&#39; he said. ``I didn&#39;t see Rolen come charging the ball. I&#39;ve got to run. He&#39;s got to charge the ball. When you&#39;re running and it&#39;s 3-2, your mind is like `You&#39;ve got to go.&#39;&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Rolen has no hard feelings. <br> <br> ``It was just one of those things that happen,&#39;&#39; he said. ``He made an aggressive play. That&#39;s what you&#39;re supposed to do. That&#39;s the way you play the game.&#39;&#39;