Third baseman Matt Carpenter pulled off perhaps the bunt of the year in the Cardinals' 5-0 win over the Marlins at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday.
Carpenter came to the plate with St. Louis leading Miami 1-0 in the fifth inning. The Marlins shifted against the lefty Carpenter, so the 33-year-old laid down a bunt the opposite way, popping the ball past the pitcher on the left side of the infield. With nobody around to field the ball, Carpenter cruised into second with a two-out double. He scored on the next play when shortstop Paul DeJong reached on an error.