Carp and Kip

Interesting matchup tonight, Carpenter and Wells. Carpenter is probably the front-runner for the NL Cy Young this year, and in my opinion he should be. 17-4, 2.29 ERA, and a 0.98 WHIP is downright impressive. Clemens has been good but not that good and as good as Dontrelle Willis has been, the Marlins recent resurgence is due to AJ Burnett's pitching, not his. Still, don't count us out of this game tonight yet. As Cardnilly reports, Kip owns the Cards just as much as Carpenter owns us. The Cards lineup tonight is a bit more imposing than the one they trotted out last night though, as it's Walker's night to play (he's nursing and injury and only playing alternate nights, I believe). Still, Kip's had two good starts since recovering from his cracked fingernail and he's made two good starts against the Cards this year. Plus we're at home where, as it's been widely documented, Kip has been much better this year. Lloyd is also showing faith in the kids tonight, with Duffy, McLouth, Eldred, and Doumit going against the probably Cy Present. If nothing, it should be fun to see how they respond.