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ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals right-hander Chris Carpenter did his job on Friday night.His teammates, for the most part, did not.Carpenter, plagued by a lack of offensive support throughout the season, allowed just one run on five hits over seven innings in the Cardinals' disappointing 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. He didn't figure in the decision.The Cardinals were eliminated from cont football game online ention in the National League Central and fell three games behind the Braves in the Wild Card race with five games to play.It marked the sixth time this season that Carpenter has allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven innings or more and emerged with either a loss or a no-decision.Carpenter (10-9) struck out five, walked two and threw 93 pitches -- 62 for strikes."I felt like I threw the ball p football game online retty well," he said. "I was throwing the ball down [and] getting ahead, for the most part."I battled and did the best I could."Carpenter also drove in his team's lone run with a perfectly executed squeeze bunt in the second inning."Absolutely outstanding," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said of Carpenter's effort. "He gave us everything he had."St. Louis infielder Ryan Theriot agreed, saying he football game online felt bad that the team simply couldn't muster enough offense for the New Hampshire native -- again."He gave us a chance to win," Theriot said. "It was one of those nights where we couldn't get them in."Friday's setback was extremely painful given the circumstances."Everybody counted us out a long time ago and we battled back," Carpenter said. "We're going to be here tomorrow, ready to go. Let's go football game online and let's keep playing." football game online
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