Matt Carpenter is so hot, Carlos Martinez is throwing water on him - A Hunt and Peck

So.... Matt Carpenter is back.

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what else is going on in baseball...

• Mike Trout homered on his birthday again. - MLB
• Mike Napoli is going back to the Rangers. - 120Sports
• Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn are going to Atlanta in exchange for Chris Johnson. - Cut4
• Shane Robinson throws a damn knuckleball and we never got to see it!? - MLB
• A look at payroll changes after the trade deadline. - Fangraphs
• Brett Gardner was hit in the head by a ball thrown back by a fan. - CBS Sports
• Check out this play by this ball girl. - MLB
• The early flaws of StatCast data. - Beyond the Box Score

what the cardinals are up to...

• The Cardinals do not give up a lot of runs. - MLB
• Will Greek god Randal Grichuk keep being a destroyer of worlds and baseballs? - CBS Sports
• Michael Wacha has four plus pitches. - Fangraphs

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the pittsburgh pirates

• The Pirates end Clayton Kershaw's scoreless streak. - MLB
• Francisco Liriano hit a home run O_O - MLB
• Check out Bucs Dugout for more Pirates info! - Bucs Dugout

the nl central

• Kris Bryant has been making adjustments. - Sports on Earth
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