SAN DIEGO -- Cardinals manager Mike Matheny jiggled the lineup for the third game of the series against the Padres on Saturday. It was constructed without Matt Carpenter for a second straight day.
Carpenter, a two-time All-Star, has been scuffling. He's riding an 0-for-13 streak, which included striking out three times in Thursday's series opener.
"He is wearing it hard, and I don't expect him to do anything but wear it hard," Matheny said. "I get it."
With Padres-killer Jedd Gyorko at third base and Jose Martinez at first, there was no room to pencil in Carpenter and his .