Chicago Cubs pitcher Jose Ascanio(notes), right, and catcher Geovany Soto(notes) wait for manager Lou Piniella, left, as Ascanio is taken out of the baseball game during the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, May 21, 2009, in St. Louis. The Cardinals beat the Cubs 3-1.

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L.A. continues to play well without Manny Ramirez as the Blue Jays fade against their AL East rivals.





Chris Carpenter’s first pitch to Alfonso Soriano was his first to a hitter in more than a month. Two pitches later, Soriano was a strikeout victim, jump-starting Carpenter’s dazzling return to form. The St. Louis Cardinals’ often-injured ace threw 67 pitches in five scoreless innings in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.





Often-injured Cardinals’ ace Chris Carpenter came off the DL to pitch five scoreless innings and win.





Chicago Cubs pitcher Jose Ascanio(notes), right, and catcher Geovany Soto(notes) wait for manager Lou Piniella, left, as Ascanio is taken out of the baseball game during the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, May 21, 2009, in St. Louis. The Cardinals beat the Cubs 3-1.

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L.A. continues to play well without Manny Ramirez as the Blue Jays fade against their AL East rivals.





Chris Carpenter’s first pitch to Alfonso Soriano was his first to a hitter in more than a month. Two pitches later, Soriano was a strikeout victim, jump-starting Carpenter’s dazzling return to form. The St. Louis Cardinals’ often-injured ace threw 67 pitches in five scoreless innings in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.





Often-injured Cardinals’ ace Chris Carpenter came off the DL to pitch five scoreless innings and win.





Often-injured Cardinals’ ace Chris Carpenter came off the DL to pitch five scoreless innings and win.





FILE - In this April 18, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Khalil Greene(notes) looks to throw to first base before losing his footing in the 10th inning against the Chicago Cubs during an MLB baseball game in Chicago. Greene's 2008 season ended last July when he punched a dugout wall and broke his left hand. The Cardinals don't want the frustration to eat him up again, so they're using their slumping shortstop in a utility role for the time being.

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