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• • Crew clobbers Cards, back alone atop Central
  The Brewers' boom-or-bust offense exploded in the series opener -- with the aid of four Cardinals' errors, contributing to six unearned runs. For the Crew, Manny Pina homered, and Eric Thames, Travis Shaw and Jesus Aguilar all had multi-RBI games, while Matt Carpenter stayed hot with a homer for St. Louis. Brent Suter (7 IP, 2 ER) was terrific in o...
• • Carpenter leads 2 Cards rallies, wins it with HR
  The Cardinals leaned on a timely rally and an abundance of homers for a back-and-forth victory over the Phillies. Matt Carpenter led the way with 3 RBIs on a double and a ninth-inning homer -- his third in as many games. Tommy Pham and Kolten Wong both added solo shots. The Phillies' bats were equally lively. Odubel Herrera and Carlos Santana both ...
• • Watch: Nick Williams 'fine' after getting drilled in nose by ball on freak play
  Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Williams suffered a nasty injury during Monday’s 6-5 victory in extra innings over the St. Louis Cardinals but manager Gabe Kapler said after the game Williams is “fine.” Williams’ injury came as the result of a freak play during the eighth inning when a deep fly ball off the bat of Cardinals third baseman Matt...
• • Yadi guides Flaherty-led shutout on historic night
  Yadier Molina caught a combined shutout led by rookie Jack Flaherty, drove in a run and tied a Major League record for games caught with one team as the Cardinals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Cubs on Sunday night in St. Louis. Matt Carpenter helped the cause with his 10th home run....
• • Yadi guides Flaherty-led shutout on historic night
  Yadier Molina caught a combined shutout led by rookie Jack Flaherty, drove in a run and tied a Major League record for games caught with one team as the Cardinals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Cubs on Sunday night in St. Louis. Matt Carpenter helped the cause with his 10th home run....
• • Wacha cools Brewers as Cards pound 3 HRs
  Michael Wacha didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning as he held the NL Central-leading Milwaukee to one run over 6 2/3, improving to 6-1 with a 2.71 ERA. The Cardinals offense backed him with 10 hits, including solo homers by Harrison Bader, Matt Carpenter and Francisco Pena, and a two-run hit from Jedd Gyorko. The Brewers, who had a four-game w...
• • Wacha cools Brewers as Cards pound 3 HRs
  Michael Wacha didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning as he held the NL Central-leading Milwaukee to one run over 6 2/3, improving to 6-1 with a 2.71 ERA. The Cardinals' offense backed him with 10 hits, including solo homers by Harrison Bader, Matt Carpenter and Francisco Pena, and a two-run hit from Jedd Gyorko. The Brewers, who had a four-game ...
• • Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Matchups for Week 10: Matt Carpenter, Rafael Devers and players to add, drop, sit, start
  Chris Towers says you should target Matt Carpenter and fade Rafael Devers...
• • Fantasy Baseball Regression Alert: Matt Carpenter is making up for lost time, but what other hitters are due to regress?
  Heath Cummings looks at Matt Carpenter and seven hitters who have regression coming....
• • Cards outpace Twins as offense comes alive
  Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter were at the center of St. Louis' 13-hit attack that began against former Cardinal Lance Lynn and continued against six Twins relievers. Fowler drove in the game's first two runs and reached base four times. Carpenter's first three-hit game of the year featured knocks down both lines and a two-bagger to the right-cen...
• • Cards outpace Twins as offense comes alive
  Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter were at the center of St. Louis' 13-hit attack that began against former Cardinal Lance Lynn and continued against six Twins relievers. Fowler drove in the game's first two runs and reached base four times. Carpenter's first three-hit game of the year featured knocks down both lines and a two-bagger to the right-cen...
• • Fowler receives time off to sort through slump
  Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter were expected to kickstart what was projected to be a dynamic Cardinals offense. Instead the club has had to weather what ranks as the worst offensive starts of their careers....
• • Inbox: Will Cards make changes to lineup?
  Will Mike Matheny keep going with Matt Carpenter and Dexter Fowler despite their offensive struggles? Beat reporter Joe Trezza answers this and more in the latest Inbox....
• • Cards give struggling Carpenter a breather
  Cardinals manager Mike Matheny jiggled the lineup for the third game of the series against the Padres on Saturday. It was constructed without Matt Carpenter....
• • Inbox: Could Cards entertain 6-man rotation?
  Could the Cardinals consider using a six-man rotation with Alex Reyes as part of it? Should Matt Carpenter be moved down in the lineup? Reporter Joe Trezza answers those questions and more in the Inbox....

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• • Cards consider moving Carp out of top spot
  Without putting anything in ink for 2018, manager Mike Matheny hinted this week that the Cardinals are leaning toward a lineup configuration that does not feature Matt Carpenter up top....
• • Cardinals out of hunt on Giancarlo Stanton
  The St Louis Cardinals tried their best to get Giancarlo Stanton, but that won’t be happening.The team announced on Friday that despite their efforts to get the slugger to waive his no-trade clause and accept a deal to play for them, Stanton wouldn’t budge. Hence, they are moving on. The Cardinals were 83-79 last season and placed in the middle of ...
• • Cards outpace Twins as offense comes alive
• • Fowler receives time off to sort through slump
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• • Cards give struggling Carpenter a breather
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• • Carpenter nails door shut with walk-off HR
  Late lead changes, shaky control and spotty relief pitching have defined the first two games of this series between the Cardinals and Brewers at Busch Stadium. Matt Carpenter ensured that the Cardinals emerged from at least one with a win, delivering a walk-off, two-run home run to give St. Louis a 5-3 victory over the Brewers in 11 innings....
• • Carpenter nails door shut with walk-off HR in 11th
  Late lead changes, shaky control and spotty relief pitching have defined the first two games of this series between the Cardinals and Brewers at Busch Stadium. Matt Carpenter ensured that the Cardinals emerged from at least one with a win, delivering a walk-off, two-run home run to give St. Louis a 5-3 victory over the Brewers in 11 innings....
• • Carpenter fixes swing to focus less on homers
  When it finally came time for reflection, Matt Carpenter looked at his anamorphic season and shook his head. The sections of his slash line stood out like snapshots of three different stories, written in a language he was raised on but lost somewhere along the way....
• • Martinez's hot bat gives Cards decisions to mull
  It wasn't difficult to see the force pushing Matt Carpenter around the infield, the Cardinals' ostensible first baseman starting instead at third, then zigzagging over to second. It was the same force sending him scampering around the bases: Jose Martinez's bat....
• • Carpenter slated for spring debut Tuesday
  Matt Carpenter will make his Spring Training debut on Tuesday. He will not play in the field, but rather serve as the Cardinals' designated hitter for their game against the Marlins. Carpenter has had tightness in his back since before the opening of camp....
• • Versatile Carpenter dealing with back tightness
  With tightness in his back, Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter won't be moving around the infield a whole lot, especially at the beginning of Spring Training, which starts in earnest for position players Monday....
• • Versatile Carpenter dealing with back tightness
  With tightness in his back, Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter won't be moving around the infield a whole lot, especially at the beginning of Spring Training, which starts in earnest for position players Monday....
• • Carpenter turns to analytics to fix baserunning
  As he settled in for a winter back home in Texas, Matt Carpenter started with his annual exercise of evaluating the season that had just ended. And when it came to his own individual performance, two things struck him as inadequate. One was his defense, which was too inconsistent for Carpenter's liking. The other, his baserunning....

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