Against the Padres on Friday, Edman gets an encore at leadoff and at third base, and as a result Matt Carpenter is out of the lineup for a second consecutive game. Edman had a couple of hits Wednesday in the Cardinals' shutout loss to the A's, and the switch-hitting infielder has been one of the teams more consistent offensive players over the past week. Carpenter has spent the first half of the season searching for his swing -- sweetening an average that lingers around .200 with walks.
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