SAN FRANCISCO — Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter hit a tying RBI double after yielding Angel Pagan's leadoff homer in the first, and St. Louis and San Francisco Giants were tied at 1 through three innings in Game 2 of the NL championship series Monday night.
The Cardinals lead the best-of-seven series 1-0.
Pagan pulled a 90 mph sinker from Carpenter over the arcade in right field to give San Francisco its first home lead of the playoffs and whip an orange towel-twirling crowd into a frenzy. Neither lasted long.
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Carpenter's two-out hit off Ryan Vogelsong in the second scored Pete Kozma from first. The right-hander is 3 for 4 with two doubles this postseason.