Matt Carpenter followed a rain delay of 1 hour and 20 minutes by hitting the 24th leadoff home run of his career, and the Cardinals carried a 1-0 lead over Cincinnati into the third inning at Busch Stadium on Tuesday.
Genesis Cabrera, making his second career start, worked out of trouble in the second inning when two walks and an error by shortstop Paul DeJong loaded the bases with one out.
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The start of the game between the Cardinals and Cincinnati at Busch Stadium is in a rain delay with an anticipated first pitch at 8:35 p.