Cardinals Beat Braves 7-2: Carpenter's Return, Mather Doubles & 2-Run HR, Kennedy & Pujols Both Double & 1 RBI, Villone Picks Up 1st Save

Individual Highlights:
Skip Schumaker 1-for-3 with 1 2B & 2 BB's.
Adam Kennedy 2-for-5 with 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 Runs, & 1 SB.
Albert Pujols 1-for-3 with 1 2B, 1 Two-Out RBI, 1 Run, & 2 IBB's.
Ryan Ludwick 2-for-4 with 1 RBI, 1 BB, & 1 K.
Troy Glaus 1-for-5 with 1 RBI & 1 K.
Yadier Molina 2-for-5 with 1 Run & 1 K.
Joe Mather 2-for-5 with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI's, 2 Runs, & 1 K.
Cesar Izturis 1-for-4 with 1 RBI & 1 Run.
Chris Carpenter Started, 4 Innings, 5 Hits, 1 Run(ER), 2 BB's, & 2 K's(pitches-strikes:67-36)(ground out-fly out:7-3)(0-for-1 At the Plate).
Russ Springer (H, 8), 0.1 Innings, 0 Hits Or Runs(pitches-strikes:1-1)(ground out-fly out:0-1)(inherited runners-scored:1-0).
Ron Villone (SV, 1), 1.1 Innings, 1 Hit, 0 Runs(pitches-strikes:16-13)(ground out-fly out:2-2).

Rough Outing:
Brad Thompson Win(4-2), 2.2 Innings, 3 Hits, 1 Run(ER), 2 BB's, & 1 K(pitches-strikes:51-29)(ground out-fly out:3-4).

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