Holliday to have appendectomy | Story Highlights Matt Holliday of the Cardinals will have surgery Friday in St. LouisHe went 3-for-4 with a HR in St. Louis' opener on Thursday |


ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is having an appendectomy a day after hitting a home run in St. Louis' season opener.
The team said in a statement that the surgery is scheduled for Friday in St. Louis. They didn't say how long Holliday will be sidelined.
He was 3 for 4 and hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning of Thursday's 5-3, 11-inning loss to the San Diego Padres.
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