Cards' Carpenter plunked on wrist; X-rays negative

Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter, the National League home run leader, departed St. Louis' game against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday after being hit by a pitch on the right wrist.

Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter, the National League home run leader, departed St. Louis' game against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday after being hit by a pitch on the right wrist.

The Cardinals said X-rays were negative and that Carpenter was removed for precautionary reasons.

Carpenter was hit with a 0-1 pitch by Washington left-hander Matt Grace in the bottom of the seventh inning. He had the hand examined by a trainer and then departed for pinch runner Patrick Wisdom.

Carpenter was 0-for-2 in the contest but extended his streak to 33 consecutive games of reaching base. He was intentionally walked in the fifth inning prior to being plunked in the seventh.

In 116 games this season, Carpenter is batting .276 with a .390 on-base percentage, a .589 slugging percentage, 33 homers and 68 RBIs.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)