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Carpenter picks up first complete game in 2 years as Cards edge Reds

Associated Press

Thursday, June 4, 2009

ST. LOUIS -- Chris Carpenter liked what he saw right from the start. Carpenter took advantage of Cincinnati's free swingers, pitching a three-hitter for his first complete game in more than two years, and Albert Pujols took care of the offense with a two-run homer and RBI double as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Reds 3-1 on Thursday night. "They showed it from the beginning of the game that they were going to be aggressive early in the count, they weren't going to let me get deep," he said. ...

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