X-rays on Matt Carpenter’s hand negative after HBP

Aug 16 2018 by Yardbarker: St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals fans are breathing a sigh of relief.Matt Carpenter left Wednesday night’s game against the Washington Nationals after being hit by a pitch in the seventh inning. Though seeing your hottest hitter get nailed is never good, the positive is that the X-rays came back negative. Carpenter was 0-for-2 with a walk and run scored. He’s been on fire lately and nearly raised his season OPS to 1.000. He hit eight homers during a six-game stretch last month. He also has seven...
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