St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, left, is hit by a pitch as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis, lower right, and home plate umpire CB Bucknor watch during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 6, 2015, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press

Matt Carpenter Injury: Updates on Cardinals 3B's Triceps and Return

Adam WellsJun 6, 2015

The St. Louis Cardinals have been able to succeed despite injuries to key players already this season, but that doesn't make it easier to see Matt Carpenter leave a game with a triceps issue.

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Carpenter Suffers Right Triceps Contusion

Saturday, June 6

According to the Cardinals' official Twitter, Carpenter left the team's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after being hit by a pitch in the arm and is listed as day-to-day:

Carpenter has been one of the league's best players this season, hitting .309/.394/.536 and matching his home run total for last season (8) through 50 games. The good news is his injury doesn't sound like it will result in a DL stint or significant missed time.

The Cardinals owned baseball's best record heading into Saturday (37-18) despite losing ace pitcher Adam Wainwright to a season-ending Achilles injury. It speaks to their considerable depth that they can still be a great team without their best hurler.

Losing a player like Carpenter, who is so good out of the No. 2 spot in the lineup, does change the offensive dynamic. Manager Mike Matheny will be breathing a huge sigh of relief that his third baseman is only day-to-day.