Friday, May 1, 2015

Matt Carpenter Likes Hitting Second; Adam Wainwright Surgery; Tim Cooney Debut Rocky; Jaime Garcia Advances

Matt Carpenter, the Cardinals’ third baseman and their leadoff man for 329 straight starts in the last three seasons, said manager Mike Matheny came to him several days ago and said he was pondering a switch in the batting order to help an inconsistent offense. One of the adjustments would be a different No. 2 hitter to take some pressure off newcomer Jason Heyward, who had been hitting there.

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