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Saturday 21 July 2018

Carpenter 3 HRs, 2 doubles and exits, Cards hammer Cubs 18-5

CHICAGO (AP) — Already sentence as Lou. Anytime
in the midst of a monster you’re in any kind of record
game, Matt Carpenter al- with an organization like
most left too early. this, it is certainly humbling.
Carpenter stuck around It’s a privileged to put on
for one more swing, and this jersey and play for an
connected for a three-run organization that has such
homer Friday that capped a cherished history and any
off a historic performance time you can be a part of
for the St. Louis Cardinals in it’s pretty neat,” Carpenter
an 18-5 romp over the Chi- said.
cago Cubs. Carpenter hit a two-run
Carpenter hit three home homer in the second off
runs and two doubles, go- Jon Lester (12-3). Carpen-
ing 5 for 5 with seven RBIs. ter doubled twice in the
He tied the major league fourth and hit a three-run
record for extra-base hits in drive, his 23rd this year, off
a game, and became the reliever Brian Duensing in
first player to do it in just six the sixth.
innings. Carpenter has faced Les-
“I’m having a hard time to ter more than any other
come up with words to de- pitcher during his career,
scribe a day like this,” Car- but was just 7 for 50 (.140)
penter said. St. Louis Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter (13) is greeted outside the dugout by Yadier Molina after with 14 strikeouts and one
Carpenter led off the game Carpenter’s home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester during the first inning of a home run against the lefty
at Wrigley Field with a home baseball game Friday, July 20, 2018, in Chicago. until breaking loose.
run against Jon Lester. With Associated Press Lester (12-3) was tagged
the Cardinals comfortably said. “And then I looked at 14th player with five extra- ers to use three position for a season-high eight runs
ahead, interim manager the situation knowing that if base hits in a game, and players on the mound in a on seven hits and five walks
Mike Shildt contemplated I was going to get up, there the first to do it for the Car- game. in three innings. It was his
resting him. was going to be runners on dinals. Carpenter has homered in first loss since a 1-0 loss to
“I almost didn’t take the base so I went back up to Trailing 15-1 after Carpen- four straight games. Cleveland on May 23.
last at-bat. He came up to him and said, ter’s third homer, the Cubs During that stretch, he is 9 “Yeah, unfortunately. I
me, they had the lefty on ‘Hey, I’ll take this last one, used three position play- for 16 with six home runs, would have liked to mini-
mound and he said, ‘Hey, for sure,’” Carpenter said. ers to pitch the rest of the three doubles and 10 RBIs. mize the damage a little bit
what do you think?’” Car- It turned into a huge day way — infielder Tommy La The leadoff homer by Car- more, I was unfortunately
penter said. for Carpenter, who exited Stella, backup catcher Vic- penter was his team-record not able to. I don’t want to
“I was actually OK with Jose after that last homer. tor Caratini and versatile sixth of the season and 21st chalk it up like days like this
(Martinez) coming in, we “I can’t think outside of T- Ian Happ. of his career, matching the happen. I think mechani-
had a big lead, we have ball that I have ever done La Stella and Caratini gave club mark held by Hall of cally this has kind of been
a lot of games piling up in that, certainly a first for up homers as the Cubs be- Famer Lou Brock. coming, I’ve been battling
the next couple of days. I me,” he said. came the first team since “It’s super humbling to be myself a little bit these last
was honestly OK with it,” he Carpenter became the the 1979 Milwaukee Brew- mentioned in the same three starts,” he said.q

Pitcher Antonio Bastardo gets

second drug suspension

NEW YORK (AP) — Free 140 games for a second vid Olmedo-Barrera was
agent pitcher Antonio Bas- violation of a baseball drug suspended 80 games for
tardo has been suspended program. The penalty is ret- a positive test for Dehydro-
for the rest of the season roactive to the start of the chlormethyltestosterone
under the minor league minor league season. (DHCMT). He is hitting .242
drug program following a Bastardo is 27-20 with a 4.01 with two homers and 17
positive test for the steroid ERA in 414 relief appear- RBIs this season for Char-
Stanozolol, a penalty that ances and five starts in nine lotte of the Class A Florida
follows a 50-game ban five seasons for Philadelphia State League.
years ago for his involve- (2009-14), Pittsburgh (2015- Three players were sus-
ment with the Biogenesis 17) and the New York Mets pended for 72 games
clinic. (2016). He had a 15.00 ERA each under the minor
A 32-year-old left-hander, in nine games for the Pi- league drug program: Se-
Bastardo agreed in Janu- rates last year. attle pitcher Yeisel De Los
ary to a minor league con- After his 50-game suspen- Santos and Atlanta pitcher
tract with Arizona. He made sion was announced in Au- Joselin Vallejo for positive
seven appearances for the gust 2013, Bastardo said: “I tests for Stanozolol, and
Diamondbacks in spring look forward to regaining Chicago Cubs pitcher Saul
In this April 12, 2017, file photo, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Antonio training and then was re- the trust and respect of the Vazquez for a positive test
Bastardo walks with a bird that was injured during batting leased. The commissioner’s Phillies’ organization, Phil- for Nandrolone. All three
practice before a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds office said Friday that Bas- lies fans and my family.” are on Dominican Summer
in Pittsburgh.
Associated Press tardo was suspended for Tampa Bay outfielder Da- League rosters.q