Matheny agreed that he sided with Gyorko’s history against Padres starter Jordan Lyles — one for six with two walks and one strikeout — and the fact that in a four-game series there would be other chances to start the righthanded-hitting infielder. The Padres have two lefties announced as starters for the series, including Friday starter Eric Lauer.
With Carpenter, however, it was more of the same. The Cardinals’ No. 2 hitter and third baseman struck out in his first three at-bats. He lined into an out in the eighth inning to add bad luck to the strikeouts, and finished the game with a .