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 ST. LOUIS (AP) - Chris Carpenter is coming out on top against all of the National League's aces. The St. Louis Cardinals' right-hander threw a three-hitter Tuesday night to become the major leagues' first 16-game winner in a 3-1 victory over Dontrelle Willis and the Florida Marlins.
John Gall drove in the first two runs of his career and Jim Edmonds had an RBI single for the Cardinals, who have won five of eight and have the NL's best record at 67-39. St. Louis, which has beaten up on the Central division with a 32-13 record, improved to 8-9 against the tougher competition in the East.
Carpenter (16-4) beat Roger Clemens in his first start after throwing a scoreless inning in the All-Star game, and bested Roy Oswalt and Andy Pettitte earlier in the season. He won his eighth straight decision in nine starts and Willis, who hit the first two batters he faced to set the tone for a wild, 103-pitch, five-inning outing, couldn't keep up.
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