The Cardinals were held to five hits and shut out for the first time under new manager Mike Shildt. Their lead was trimmed to one-half game over Milwaukee for the first wild-card spot in the National League, and they’re 1½ games ahead of Colorado.
Jose Martinez, a .325 hitter with men in scoring position, struck out. Tyler O’Neill lofted a popup into short center field, where second baseman Adam Frazier made a brilliant back-to-the-infield catch. Carpenter got halfway down the third-base line, and by the time he retreated to third to tag, it was too late to come home.