Cardinals' Carpenter leaves game after getting hit on hand by pitch
Mark Brown / Getty Images Sport / Getty
Matt Carpenter was forced to leave Wednesday night's game against the Washington Nationals when the St. Louis Cardinals star was hit on the right hand by a pitch from Matt Grace in the seventh inning.
After exiting, Carpenter underwent X-rays which showed no broken bones. The club announced the first baseman was removed for precautionary reasons.
Patrick Wisdom entered the game as a pinch runner for Carpenter and took over first base in the subsequent frame.
After a slow start, Carpenter has handily taken the lead in the National League MVP race. Coming into Wednesday's action, Carpenter paced the Senior Circuit in home runs, slugging percentage, FanGraphs WAR, and wRC+.
HEADLINES
- FAA investigating Rockies after 'unauthorized person' enters cockpit on flight
- Pirates' Chapman suspended 2 games following ejection vs. Mets
- Anderson: White Sox didn't 'want to win it' when I played there
- Pirates GM: Skenes to keep 'building his volume' at Triple-A
- Webb dominant for 7 innings as Giants blank D-Backs
Advertisement