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Carpenter homer puts Cardinals in lead

St. Louis Cardinals' Pete Kozma scores on a single by Jon Jay in eighth inning action during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

Matt Carpenter hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the fourth to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead on the Pirates.

Carpenter hit a 3-2 pitch from Vance Worley that just cleared the wall in center and just missed the glove of a leaping Andrew McCutchen, whose glove came off on the play and landed in the greenery atop the wall.