Carpenter wearing out Brewers

MILWAUKEE — What a seven-day stretch it has been for Matt Carpenter, who opened it with the euphoria of welcoming a baby girl into the world and then returned to work to put together one of the most impressive two-day offensive stretches in recent franchise history.

After collecting a season-high four hits on Monday, Carpenter came back with an encore performance to key the Cardinals’ 10-3 win over the Brewers on Tuesday. In doing so, he became the first Cardinals player since Bernard Gilkey in 1993 to produce four-hit performances on consecutive days. Jim Edmonds, in 2003, tallied consecutive four-hit games, as well, but those were sandwiched around an appearance in the field.

“Jealous,” teammate Jedd Gyorko quipped afterward of Carpenter’s roll. “I want that.”

Of Carpenter’s eight hits in this series, five have gone for extra bases. That included a leadoff double that opened Tuesday’s game and sparked a two-run inning, as well as RBI triples in the seventh and eighth as the Cardinals battered the Brewers bullpen.

With two four-hit games in the series, Carpenter now has 10 in his career. But Tuesday marked the first time he had tripled twice in the same day and just the second time he’s scored four …

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