Article: Cards' Carpenter to have surgery

ST. LOUIS -- Until a few days ago, Chris Carpenter had been eagerly anticipating his return to the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation. Now the staff ace's next start might be in August.

The team announced Saturday that Carpenter, sidelined since starting opening day by an elbow injury, will undergo arthroscopic surgery to trim bone spurs that have caused persistent swelling. He's expected to be out at least three months after the team's medical staff conceded that a rehab plan that called for rest followed by a gradual pitch buildup wasn't working.

"It got to a point where it's either do it or continue to battle this," Carpenter said after St. Louis' 13-0 loss to the Astros. "We need to get it ...

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