SB Nation St. Louis - Cardinals Vs. Cubs: Cardinals Win Finale To Take Serieshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49009/stl-fave.png2012-04-16T07:45:08-05:00http://stlouis.sbnation.com/rss/stream/27104762012-04-16T07:45:08-05:002012-04-16T07:45:08-05:00A Brief Look At Matt Carpenter, Your New Favorite St. Louis Cardinal
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<p>Last year <span>Matt Carpenter</span> had 44 extra-base hits in 130 games for the Memphis Redbirds. This year Matt Carpenter has five extra-base hits in eight games for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a>. You probably like him now! Here are some bullet points about Matt Carpenter, in case you haven't been following the minor leagues obsessively for the past three years. (If you'd like to, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.futureredbirds.net">Future Redbirds </a>right now.)</p>↵<ul>↵<li><span style="font-size: 12px;">He's actually best known for <i>not </i>having any power, and walking pretty much all the time, which is why it's odd that he's got five extra-base hits and one walk this year. Not that I'm complaining. The Best Shape of His Life narrative was that Mark McGwire was trying to get him to change his swing to produce more line drives and fewer slow-guy-texas-leaguers, which were his old stock in trade. </span></li>↵<li><span style="font-size: 12px;">He's 26—he started relatively late and was blocked all last year by <span>David Freese</span> and <span>Daniel Descalso</span>. </span></li>↵<li><span style="font-size: 12px;">He's a third baseman by training, and an outfielder by means of being blocked by David Freese and having first-rounder <span>Zack Cox</span> behind him on the depth chart.</span></li>↵<li><span style="font-size: 12px;">Something something no batting gloves. (There's a novelty account.)</span></li>↵</ul>↵<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">↵<p>No batting gloves, no problem.</p>↵— Batting Gloves (@NoBattingGloves) <a data-datetime="2012-04-15T22:32:24+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/NoBattingGloves/status/191655240825712641">April 15, 2012</a>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/4/16/2950612/matt-carpenter-st-louis-cardinals-historyDan Moore2012-04-16T04:06:17-05:002012-04-16T04:06:17-05:00Jackie Robinson Day Over, I Can Now Passively Watch Baseball Again
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<p>Disclaimer: I'm glad Jackie Robinson Day exists. Robinson was an incredibly important figure in the history of baseball, and an important figure in the history of the culture, and it's worth remembering that. He represents baseball at its worst, structurally, and its best, individually. Opinion: I <i>hate</i> that every player wears No. 42 with no name on the back of his jersey on Jackie Robinson Day.</p>↵<p>Baseball is my favorite sport, but it's also the sport best tuned for casual viewing. There are 162 games a year, they're all on TV, and it's very relaxing—at least during the early innings—to maybe get a little work done while glancing back and forth at the screen. This is made marginally more difficult when the players have no identifiers on their jersey, particularly when the other team's at the plate.</p>↵<p>I realize this isn't very important—but neither is the specific mechanism of celebrating Jackie Robinson on Jackie Robinson day. Personally, I've always been for <i>not </i>retiring the number across baseball, so that specific players—almost certainly well-respected clubhouse leaders on every franchise, given the reverence associated with the number—could wear it as a more personal tribute year-round. </p>↵
https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/4/16/2951671/jackie-robinson-day-over-i-can-now-passively-watch-baseball-againDan Moore2012-04-15T16:15:55-05:002012-04-15T16:15:55-05:00Cardinals Vs. Cubs Score Update: St. Louis Cruises To 10-3 Victory
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<p>After dropping their home-opener to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Chicago Cubs</a> on Friday, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> reminded everyone why they are the defending world champions, as they cruised to victories in the final two games of the series, including a 10-3 win to clinch the series on Sunday afternoon.</p>
<p><span>Matt Carpenter</span> was the story of the series, as he hit 7/12 against the Central Division foes over the three games. Carpenter was at his best in the final game of the series, batting 4/4 and driving in five runs. Carpenter also hit his first home run of the season. <span>Yadier Molina</span> chipped in a three-run home run, which helped propel the Cardinals to an early lead.</p>
<p><span>Jake Westbrook</span> improved to 2-0 with another dominant performance on the mound. Westbrook pitched seven innings and allowed one earned run in the victory. In his season-debut, Westbrook didn't allow an earned run in the victory over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.redreporter.com/">Cincinnati Reds</a>.</p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/4/15/2950696/cardinals-vs-cubs-score-update-st-louis-cruises-to-10-3-victoryMax Mandel2012-04-15T14:30:11-05:002012-04-15T14:30:11-05:00Cubs Vs. Cardinals Score Update: St. Louis Leads 6-1 At Midpoint
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> are leading 6-1 over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Chicago Cubs</a> in the fourth inning of Sunday afternoon's game in Busch Stadium. The Cards were leading 6-0 after getting to Cubs starter <span>Paul Maholm</span> early, but Chicago trimmed the lead by a run in the top of the fourth inning.</p>
<p>After getting a pair of runs by stringing together some hits in the second inning, the Cardinals were able to open things up a bit on a three-run homer by <span>Yadier Molina</span>. That capped a four-run sixth inning for St. Louis, helping to give starter <span>Jake Westbrook</span> some room to work with.</p>
<p>In place of <span>Lance Berkman</span>, <span>Matt Carpenter</span> has smacked a pair of singles as the team's first baseman, including an RBI single in the second inning. </p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/4/15/2950504/cardinals-cubs-score-mlb-2012Satchel Price2012-04-15T12:53:51-05:002012-04-15T12:53:51-05:00Cubs Vs. Cardinals: Lance Berkman Not Part Of Starting Lineup
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a>' bench is seeing some action on Sunday afternoon against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Chicago Cubs</a>, as a couple of the team's usual starters are getting the day off. First baseman <span>Lance Berkman</span> continues to nurse a calf injury, third baseman <span>David Freese</span> is out with a sore finger and center fielder <span>Jon Jay</span> is just getting some time to rest.</p>
<p>All three aren't in Mike Matheny's lineup for Sunday afternoon, which you can see below:</p>
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<span>Yadier Molina</span>, C</li>
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<span>Shane Robinson</span>, CF</li>
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<div>With Freese out of the lineup, Descalso is moving over from his usual spot at second base to the hot corner.</div>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/4/15/2950329/cardinals-lineup-cubs-mlb-2012Satchel Price2012-04-15T09:43:09-05:002012-04-15T09:43:09-05:00Cardinals Vs. Cubs: Cards Aim To Take First Home Series of 2012
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Westbrook was hit hard by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> last year, but Chicago's new look line up features a heavier dose of lefties, who only put up a .645 OPS vs. Westbrook last season. He'll face <span>Paul Maholm</span>, who was pounded in his first start of the season vs. the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Milwaukee Brewers</a> and was 0-2 in two starts vs. the Cardinals last season, when he was a part of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>. </p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/4/15/2949942/cardinals-vs-cubs-preview-mlb-game-time-2012Jordan Sargent2012-04-14T17:28:50-05:002012-04-14T17:28:50-05:00Cardinals Vs. Cubs Update: St. Louis Bounces Back With Win
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<p>After dropping their home-opener against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Chicago Cubs</a>, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> bounced back with an impressive 5-1 win to earn their first home victory of the season. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 6-3 on the season.</p>
<p><span>Lance Lynn</span> impressed again on the mound, allowing only one earned run in 5 1/3 innings. Lynn improved to 2-0 this season and has a dominant 1.50 ERA. The St. Louis bullpen was also effective after Lynn left the game, as they allowed only two hits and no runs over the course of the game.</p>
<p><span>Yadier Molina</span> continued his hot start to the season, driving in a team-high two runs and going 2/4 at the plate. John Jay, David Descalso and <span>Tyler Greene</span> each drove in a run in the win.</p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/4/14/2948985/cardinals-vs-cubs-update-st-louis-bounces-back-with-winMax Mandel2012-04-14T15:30:33-05:002012-04-14T15:30:33-05:00Cardinals Vs. Cubs Update: Cards Score Four In Fourth
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<p>With neither team able to generate much offense in the first three innings, the offensive outburst by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> in the fourth inning came seemingly out of nowhere. However, after the two teams combined for just three hits in the first three innings, the Cardinals were able to break the game open and take 4-0 lead.</p>
<p><span>Yadier Molina</span> drove in the first two runs of the inning on a single, with <span>Matt Holliday</span> and <span>Matt Carpenter</span> both scoring. Holliday reached base on an error, while Carpenter advanced him to third with a single. <span>Daniel Descalso</span> and <span>Tyler Greene</span> each drove in a run to close out the scoring for the inning.</p>
<p><span>Lance Lynn</span> has been dominant on the mound for the Cardinals, allowing only two hits in five innings. Lynn is looking for his second win of the season.</p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/4/14/2948761/cardinals-vs-cubs-update-cards-score-four-in-fourthMax Mandel