Article: Carpenter, Cardinals shut down Padres.

Byline: Joe Strauss

SAN DIEGO _ The St. Louis Cardinals reached the second season seeking a more proper ending to a flawed division championship run: a second chance.

They had to wait only four innings Tuesday afternoon.

Moments after receiving new life on a misplayed foul pop, first baseman Albert Pujols made the first mark on his underdog team's first-round series against the San Diego Padres. His two-run bolt off Padres righthander Jake Peavy started his team on a nearly immaculate 5-1 win in Game 1 at Petco Park.

A team that got here despite losing nine of its last 12 games received more than six sturdy innings from Chris ...

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