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Cardinals' Carpenter works out, runs sprints and says his back is fine

JUPITER, Fla.—Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter went through a workout, including running sprints, on a cool day here Thursday and said he had no concern about the back tightness that had caused him to be scratched from the lineup on Wednesday.

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“I’m not real concerned by what happened yesterday. More of a precautionary thing,” Carpenter said.

“I feel good. I would like to play Friday (at Port St. Lucie, Fla.) but I just know how they are. I’ll come in, I’ll get to hit and show them I can play and hopefully, I’ll be in there Saturday.