Matt Carpenter

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday, right, is congratulated by teammate Matt Carpenter after scoring on a three-run double by Yadier Molina during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, April 7, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, left, rounds third after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole, right, during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Cincinnati Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton can't reach a base hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, right, is tagged out while trying to steal second base by Washington Nationals' Anthony Rendon, left, during the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game, Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, right, embraces teammate Adam Wainwright after a news conference at the team's spring training baseball facility, Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals announced Saturday that they have agreed to a six-year contract extension with Carpenter for $52 million. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, right, shakes hands with Chairman Bill DeWitt, Jr., left, as Sr. Vice President and General Manager John Mozeliak, center, looks on at a news conference at the team's spring training baseball facility, Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals announced Saturday that they have agreed to a six-year contract extension with Carpenter for $52 million. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, right, shakes hands with Sr. Vice President and General Manager John Mozeliak, left, at a news conference at the team's spring training baseball facility, Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals announced Saturday that they have agreed to a six-year contract extension with Carpenter for $52 million. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter speaks at a news conference at the team's spring training baseball facility, Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals announced Saturday that they have agreed to a six-year contract extension with Carpenter for $52 million. (AP Photo/David Goldman)