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"It just confirmed our initial read," general manager John Mozeliak told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "You certainly would have preferred it find nothing. But given his level of pain [Tuesday], this is what was expected." Carpenter has pitched ten scoreless innings this season. |
St. Louis pitcher Chris Carpenter is expected to miss 4-8 weeks of action with a torn left oblique muscle.