Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter extended his hitting streak to 10 games Sunday with his first three-hit game in nearly four weeks against the Athletics.
Carpenter went 3 for 5 with two doubles and a home run, his first game with multiple extra-base hits since May 1. He scored two runs and drove in another in a 7-5 loss. The home run was his seventh and third in June.
Carpenter is hitting .322 with 32 RBI in 311 at-bats. He has 100 hits in 77 games after entering the season with 88 hits in his previous 121 games.