Carpenter, who had a single in four at-bats on Friday while batting fifth, will hit first against Arizona Saturday night, with Edman sitting, Kolten Wong playing second and Tyler O’Neill in the outfield instead of Harrison Bader, whose average has shrunk to a dreadful .203.
Dakota Hudson (7-4), the leading winner among the Cardinals’ starters, with seven, will face Arizona rookie Merrill Kelly, no relation to his catcher, former Cardinal Carson Kelly.
M. Kelly (7-8) had pitched the previous four seasons in the Korean League, compiling a 48-32 record after spending five seasons in the Tampa Bay minor league system.