Cards rip Braves 9-0

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Chris Carpenter picked up in spring training where he left off last season.

Carpenter, who won 21 games and the NL Cy Young Award in 2005, has yet to allow a run in the exhibition season, pitching four more scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-0 Monday.

Scott Spiezio and Chris Duncan homered for the Cardinals, who got four runs and eight hits in four innings against starter John Thomson.

Carpenter retired his first 10 hitters, extending his spring training scoreless streak to 11 innings. He allowed two hits, walked one and struck out three.

Three relievers finished off the six-hit shutout.

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CARDINALS 9, BRAVES 0

ST. LOUIS ATLANTA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Eckstein ss 2 0 0 1 Giles 2b 2 0 0 0

Nelson p 0 0 0 0 Schrhlz 2b 1 0 0 0

Schmkr ph-rf 3 0 1 0 Rentria ss 2 0 1 0

Duncan rf 4 2 3 1 TPena ss 2 0 0 0

Ryan rf 1 0 0 0 KJohnsn lf 1 0 1 0

Rolen 3b 3 1 2 1 Ray lf 2 0 1 0

Luna ss 2 1 1 0 AJones cf 3 0 0 0

Edmonds cf 3 0 2 0 Crespo cf 1 0 0 0

Taguchi pr-cf 2 1 0 0 LaRche 1b 2 0 0 0

Spiezio 1b-3b 4 1 2 4 Obermllr p 0 0 0 0

Hancock p 0 0 0 0 Sltlmcch ph 1 0 0 0

Gall ph 1 0 0 0 Reitsma p 0 0 0 0

Thompson p 0 0 0 0 Ascanio p 0 0 0 0

Bigbie lf 4 0 0 0 Barry p 0 0 0 0

Bennett c 2 2 2 0 Jurries ph 1 0 0 0

Daubch ph-1b 2 0 1 0 Lngrhns rf 2 0 0 0

Cruz 2b 2 1 1 0 Kelton rf 2 0 0 0

GJohnson 3b 2 0 0 0 Pratt c 2 0 0 0

Carpenter p 2 0 1 2 BPena c 2 0 0 0

Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0 Betmt 3b 2 0 1 0

Hernandez c 2 0 1 0 Orr 3b 2 0 0 0

Thmsn p 1 0 0 0

Thrmn 1b 1 0 1 0

Totals 42 9 17 9 Totals 32 0 6 0

St. Louis 120 132 000 -- 9

Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0

E--Ryan. LOB--St. Louis 10, Atlanta 8. 2B--Duncan 2, Cruz, Bennett, Luna, Schumaker. HR--Spiezio, Duncan. CS--KJohnson. S--Cruz. SF--Eckstein.

IP H R ER BB SO

St. Louis

Carpenter, W 4 2 0 0 1 3

Nelson 1 1 0 0 2 1

Hancock 2 0 0 0 0 2

Thompson 2 3 0 0 0 1

Atlanta

Thomson, L 4 8 4 4 0 0

Obermueller 2 6 5 5 1 1

Reitsma 1 1 0 0 0 2

Ascanio 1 0 0 0 0 0

Barry 1 2 0 0 0 2

HBP--by Reitsma (Daubach). WP--Thompson

T--2:31. A--9,108.