Thur 4/9/09 - Cards 2 Pirates 1 - Thursday's game started on a cloudy dreary day and ended two and a half hours later in a steady rain. However, fans in Cardinal Nation could be seen patting one another on the back, laughing and smiling as if the sun were shining and the birds were chirping. Why? The "Ace" had returned!
The story on Thursday was Chris Carpenter who earned his first victory since 2006 in convincing fashion. Seven innings, one hit allowed, seven strikeouts. He threw 61 of 92 pitches for strikes and induced 10 groundouts. No matter how you slice it, Carp was money on Thursday. Welcome back big guy!
Next Game: Friday, April 10, 2009
Houston @ St. Louis (7:15 pm)
Mike Hampton (0-0, 0.00) vs. Joel Pineiro (0-0, 0.00)
It's difficult not to be optimistic after Chris Carpenter's performance on Thursday. To understand what an impact his health could have on this team, take a look back at the 2005 Cardinals and see how Carpenter boosted the performance of the entire rotation.
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