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Matt Carpenter pulled with tightness in side

By Adam Moore
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Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter was removed from Saturday's game against the Pirates after feeling some tightness in his left side. Carpenter felt his left side tighten up on him during his seventh-inning at-bat against reliever Tony Watson.

Carpenter, who was 1 for 4 with a run scored prior to leaving the game, was pulled as he came to bat in the ninth inning. He tried to downplay his injury following the loss.

"Obviously, I've had some history and got hurt with it last year," Carpenter told MLB.com. "I think that was the main thing. They knew that I've had that injury before and they wanted to make sure it wasn't too serious. It was more a precautionary move more than anything else. I went into the training room, checked it out and I think we're going to be fine."

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