“This was a great win,” Carpenter said. “There’s always a win every year that kind of jump-starts you. We haven’t been playing bad, but we haven’t been clicking like we know we’re capable. This might be the game that gets us on a little roll. If you had told me in the ninth that I’d have a chance to hit a walk-off homer, you wouldn’t believe it. But that’s why you keep playing.”
Comeback Cards win on Carpenter's late-night jolt
