WASHINGTON — As long as the Cardinals continue to put him in the lineup and give him chances to snap loose from a persisting funk, the game insists on finding Matt Carpenter.
Deep into another nine-inning quest for runs, the Cardinals had something percolating in the chilly, windy evening Wednesday at Nationals Park. Nolan Arenado earned a two-out walk, and that was followed by a single and another walk to load the bases for … Carpenter. One of the best hitters in baseball history with the bases loaded, Carpenter has not been at his best. He got a ball in the air, saw it sag in the wind, and fall into a glove to end the inning, and the threat.