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- Updated: May 26, 2016
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals were without third baseman Matt Carpenter for Wednesday’s 9-8 loss to the Cubs and would continue to be without him at least into Thursday’s game at Washington because of the birth of his first child.
Carpenter’s wife, Mackenzie, went into labor early on Wednesday, prompting Carpenter to send a pre-dawn text message to manager Mike Matheny to let him know he would be spending the day at a St. Louis-area hospital. She gave birth to a healthy baby girl during the Cardinals’ finale vs. Chicago.
Carpenter was placed on the paternity list on Thursday. Infielder Greg Garcia was recalled from Triple-A Memphis.
Carpenter had been …
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