Carpenter went 1-for-3 with a key RBI as the Cardinals kept their playoff hopes alive in a 2-1 victory Saturday over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter reached on catcher's interference and scored in the fourth and pushed the Cardinals in front with sixth inning single off Cole Hamels. The 32-year-old has been struggling in September with a .169 average and just one home run. Nevertheless, Carpenter holds a .258/.376/.524 line on the season and has reached a career high in home runs (36).