In the recap I wish I could write tonight, the Pirates don't win, but the game story is clean and tidy: Matt Carpenter, an ancient enemy deserving of a certain grudging respect, crushes the Pirates with a three-run homer against tonight's victim of Bullpen Roulette, Neftali Feliz. The homer turns a two-run lead by the Pirates into a 3-2 lead for the Cardinals. It follows a single by backup catcher Eric Fryer, a hard-earned walk by pinch-hitter Greg Garcia, and a mound visit by Ray Searage. Whatever Searage says to Feliz, it doesn't work. Carpenter launches the first post-visit pitch down the line in right, and the game turns.
Carpenter, Wainwright, and Cardinals beat Pirates 9-3 in 12
