Carpenter homers twice as Cardinals rout Angels, 8-1 (Yahoo Sports)

Carpenter homered twice, including his drive on the fifth pitch of the night, and St. Louis had nine extra-base hits Tuesday in an 8-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels. Randal Grichuk and Matt Holliday also homered for the Cardinals, who finished one shy of their season high for extra-base hits. Backed by that offensive support, Mike Leake (1-3) took a shutout into the eighth inning for his first win with St. Louis after signing an $80 million, five-year contract in the offseason.