The Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, who was hit in the throat by a ball off the bat of Ryan Howard Thursday night, was in the starting lineup Friday against the Phillies.
"It shocked him a bit, he was wondering how it was going to feel himself," manager Mike Matheny told MLB.com. "He came in early, and they ran him through a battery of tests and everything came out clear."
Carpenter went 0 for 2 with a walk in the the rain-shortened 8-2 loss, dropping his average to .267.