Chris Carpenter pitched four solid innings in his first start since April 2007 and the St. Louis Cardinals best the slumping Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Wednesday night.
Albert Pujols drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh for the Cardinals and Joe Mather put the game out of reach with a two-run homer in the eighth.
Carpenter, who won the NL Cy Young Award in 2005, spent the past year recovering from ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow.
Carpenter allowed one run and five hits. He threw 67 pitches, striking out two and walking two.
His return is a boost to the Cardinals heading into the final two months of the season as they try to …
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