Chris Carpenter hurled eight innings of one-run ball in Monday's no-decision against the Dodgers. He struck out three, walked one and scattered five hits. The only blemish against him Monday was his bullpen allowing an inherited run. Tony La Russa sent Carpenter out in the ninth -- his pitch count was below 100 -- and the veteran hit Juan Rivera and was relieved by Arthur Rhodes. Rivera scored later on a triple by Aaron Miles off Fernando Salas. Carpenter has been nothing short of brilliant since early-season struggles left him at 1-7 with a 4.47 ERA on June 17. He's 7-1 since that time and has lowered his ERA down to 3.57.