Carpenter and Piscotty homer to power Cardinals over Brewers (Yahoo Sports)

The St. Louis Cardinals relied on power and the pitching of Carlos Martinez to solve their home woes Friday night. Matt Carpenter and Stephen Piscotty supplied two-run homers for the National League's leading home run team and Martinez (14-7) pitched seven strong innings in a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The win improved the Cardinals to 31-38 at Busch Stadium and kept them a half-game behind the New York Mets for the NL's second wild card.