Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter made it into the starting lineup Sunday against the Pirates after leaving Saturday's game with an oblique injury. Carpenter has been heating up at the plate, batting .500 (6 for 12) with one home run, one RBI and two doubles in his last three games.
"I felt good, so I'm back in there," Carpenter said, per MLB.com. "Obviously, I felt something [on Saturday], and it was an awkward swing. I was stretching the rest of the game, but I didn't think it was anything serious. I felt pretty good about it."