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Carpenter will rejoin Cards in Cleveland

St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter (center) is congratulated by teammates Kolten Wong and Peter Bourjos after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

CLEVELAND • Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter will join the team Tuesday in Cleveland, as planned, general manager John Mozeliak confirmed Monday afternoon.

Carpenter missed the weekend series in Pittsburgh after the team’s medical staff determined that it was “time to back off,” Mozeliak said.