One of the best stories of the 2009 Major League Baseball season has been the return to greatness by Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals. With a win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, Carpenter won his tenth consecutive decision.
In his first three years with the Cardinals, Carpenter was very good. His best year came in 2005 when he won the NL Cy Young Award with a 21-5 record and an ERA of 2.83. But then after going 15-8 with a 3.09 ERA in 2006, Carpenter’s career was derailed.
In 2007, Carpenter pitched in the first game but then missed …read more

After being the star of the All-Star festivities that took place in St. Louis, Albert Pujols was back to work on Friday. Against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Pujols hit two homers to help the Cardinals win by a final count of 6-1.
In the fourth inning, Pujols hit a solo shot to put the Cardinals up 1-0. The Cardinals doubled their lead to 2-0 when Pujols hit a homer in the sixth inning. Thanks to Chris Carpenter, that’s all St. Louis needed to score.
In eight innings, Carpenter carved up the D’Backs. He scattered seven hits and one walk while striking out seven …read more

Not long ago, Chris Carpenter was arguably the best pitcher in baseball. But after two injury plagued seasons, Carpenter had all but fallen off the baseball map. To begin his 2009 campaign, Carpenter gave the St. Louis Cardinals a glimpse of his Cy Young award form.
The 2005 National League Cy Young winner took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Although the Pirates broke up his no-hit bid, Carptenter and the Cardinals were able to post a 2-1 victory.
In seven innings, the 33-year-old gave up one hit, two walks and no earned runs while striking …read more