Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - June 04, 2009 - ESPN

St. Louis Cardinals offense: Albert and the seven dwarves

I just happened to notice this: the two guys hitting before Phat Albert are hitting .246 and .248. The two guys batting after him are batting .240 and .226. I wonder why they don't walk him in every critical situation, like they used to do with Bonds.

Fortunately for the Cardinals, the old Chris Carpenter seems to be back. He threw a complete game Thursday, and is now 4-0 with a 0.87 ERA. Carpenter was a tremendous pitcher for the Cards in 2004-2006, when he went 51-18. But he essentially hasn't pitched since then.