Carpenter could return to rotation next week
CARPENTER
Credit: UPI
St. Louis Cardinals Chris Carpenter, the 37-year-old right-hander, who underwent surgery to relieve nerve compression that resulted in numbness on much of the right side of his body in July, throws to hitters before a game against the New York Mets at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 4, 2012. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
