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Carpenter to start Game 4 if needed

Associated Press

Saturday, October 10, 2009

ST. LOUIS -- Chris Carpenter will start on three days' rest if the St. Louis Cardinals make it to Game 4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It's a tactic that's mostly been a failure during manager Tony La Russa's 14 seasons in St. Louis. "What have we got to lose anyway?" Carpenter said Saturday. "Go on out there and try to do the best you can and give your team a chance to win." La Russa said before Game 3 he also considered Kyle Lohse and John Smoltz. Both have been in the bullpen during lo ...

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