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Carpenter is back, but trustworthy?

By Tristan H. Cockcroft
ESPN.com

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Chris Carpenter makes his triumphant return to the Cardinals' rotation on Wednesday, pressed into action in the all-important division-rivals series against the Cubs after throwing 120 successful pitches in a bullpen session this past Friday. He's not the only on-the-mend pitcher working on Wednesday: Ervin Santana will make his second start of the season, with a much comfier matchup than in his 2009 debut. But neither of those games presents the pitchers' duel of the day: Brewers versus Astros ...

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