--INF Matt Carpenter (shoulder) is playing through his injury for the season's remainder, although it wouldn't be a surprise if he shut it down if the team is eliminated from playoff contention before Sunday. Carpenter, who took a cortisone shot earlier this month, is batting .244 with 22 homers and 68 RBI for the year and has walked a career-high 106 times. His average is a career low.

OF Matt Carpenter, who leads the club in extra-base hits, had one of the Cardinals' four hits and provided the only run, his 22nd homer of the season in the third inning.

1B Matt Carpenter moved from third back to first. He went 2-for-3 with a run scored. On the road trip, he is 9-for-25 (.360).

3B Matt Carpenter is 3-for-13 on the current road trip and was given a night off Tuesday with Jedd Gyorko taking over at third base. "He puts a lot on his shoulders," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "It's even harder with the physical challenges when you're not 100 percent." Carpenter had a recent bout with shoulder tendinitis. He grounded out as a pinch hitter Tuesday.

3B Matt Carpenter was 1-for-3 and broke the Cubs' shutout in the eighth inning with a solo home run. It was his 20th of the year, making it three straight seasons with 20 or more homers.

3B Matt Carpenter's walk in the first inning gave him his first 100-walk season. He drew another one in the fifth before leaving following a sixth-inning strikeout, making him the first Cardinal to reach 100 walks since Albert Pujols did it in 2011. It was the eighth time a St. Louis player has drawn 100 walks in a season, and marked Carpenter's 20th multi-walk game this year.

INF Matt Carpenter could be back in the lineup Friday as the Cardinals return to St. Louis to host the Pittsburgh Pirates for three games. Carpenter missed the final three games of the Padres series with a sore right shoulder.

INF Matt Carpenter has received an injection in the right shoulder he hurt during Monday afternoon's series opener in San Diego. An MRI showed no serious injury. Manager Mike Matheny said Carpenter will miss several more games, in addition to the two he has already missed.

INF Matt Carpenter, who left the series opener at San Diego on Monday with a right shoulder injury, had an MRI exam Tuesday. The results showed no damage, but Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Carpenter likely would have an injection in the shoulder, which would sideline him for a couple games.

3B Matt Carpenter was removed in the fifth inning of Monday's game with a sore right shoulder. Carpenter has been trying to work through the injury; it's not clear if he can go on Tuesday.

1B and Texas native Matt Carpenter already pledged to help residents of his home state recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey, and his organization is stepping up as well. Carpenter pledged to donate $10,000 for every home run he hits from now until the end of the season to relief efforts, and the Cardinals on Tuesday announced that they will match his pledge. Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright also pledged to match Carpenter's $10,000 donation for each homer. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Texas and the entire Gulf Coast," said Bill DeWitt Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the St. Louis Cardinals. "We want to do our part to help those in need and were inspired by Matt's leadership, as well as his and Adam's spontaneous generosity." Carpenter is off to a good start by homering Tuesday.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman and Texas native Matt Carpenter already pledged to help residents of his home state recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey, and his organization is stepping up as well.Carpenter pledged to donate $10,000 for every home run he hits from now until the end of the season to relief efforts, and the Cardinals on Tuesday announced that they will match his pledge.Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright also pledged to match Carpenter's $10,000 donation for each homer."Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Texas and the entire Gulf Coast," said Bill DeWitt Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the St. Louis Cardinals. "We want to do our part to help those in need and were inspired by Matt's leadership, as well as his and Adam's spontaneous generosity."Carpenter, who is from the coastal city of Galveston, Texas, bashed his 17th home run against Tampa Bay on Sunday and is looking for his first off Milwaukee right-hander Matt Garza, who starts against St. Louis on Tuesday.

1B Matt Carpenter (virus) returned to the lineup Friday night after a two-game absence, batting in his customary leadoff spot and going 1-for-3. Carpenter was actually sent home on Wednesday in order to keep teammates from getting sick, and was available Thursday night, although he didn't get into the game. Carpenter entered this game batting .245 with 16 homers, 60 RBI and a team-high 84 walks.

1B Matt Carpenter (virus) didn't start for the second straight game, although he was available for late-game duty if needed. Carpenter was sent home Wednesday so that he wouldn't affect any teammate's healthy and didn't play. Carpenter could return to the lineup Friday night to face Tampa Bay RHP Jake Odorizzi, against whom he blasted a leadoff homer three years ago.

1B Matt Carpenter is just 3-for-14 this road trip, but he made the most of his six innings before he left the game with the Cardinals comfortably ahead. He was 1-for-3 with his 16th homer and a walk.

1B Matt Carpenter went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and two walks, giving him 16 games with multiple walks this year. Carpenter has scored runs in six straight games, which helps explain why the Cardinals have a whopping 58 runs in that span. Despite struggling for the season's first half, Carpenter has gotten his average up to .253 and is on pace to walk 100 times for the first time in his career.

1B Matt Carpenter singled, doubled, walked and was hit by a pitch on Tuesday night. He is hitting .500 (5-for-10) with four extra-base hits and six RBIs in his past three games. He is batting .463 with an .870 on-base percentage with 15 RBIs in 14 career games at Kauffman Stadium.

1B Matt Carpenter returned to the Cardinals' lineup Thursday. He was a late scratch a night earlier because of a sore hip. Carpenter, who went 0-for-4, at Milwaukee leads the Cardinals with 98 starts this season.

1B Matt Carpenter was scratched from the Cardinals' lineup just before game time Wednesday because of discomfort in his right hip. Carpenter leads St. Louis with 97 starts this season.

1B Matt Carpenter (quad/dehydration) didn't start Monday night, with rookie Luke Voit taking his place and batting sixth. Carpenter left Sunday night's 5-3 loss at the Chicago Cubs before the bottom of the second inning. He was involved in a play at the plate where he was tagged out trying to score on Jedd Gyorko's two-out double, taking a hard fall after an emphatic tag from Willson Contreras.