St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter is hoping to join the rotation by late June or early July, CBSSports.com's Scott Miller reports.

The Cardinals initially thought a nerve condition in Carpenter's shoulder would cause him to miss the season. Progress in a throwing program allowed Carpenter to speculate on returning in the bullpen. Now, with Jaime Garcia out for the year following shoulder surgery, Carpenter is going to try and join the rotation.

The club has stated nothing is a sure thing, but Carpenter's status is a far sight better now than it was in February, when all bets were on his retirement.

Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia will undergo surgery on his left shoulder, CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman reports.

Garcia first suffered the shoulder problem May 17 against Milwaukee. He is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Tyler Lyons will take his spot in the rotation for now, but expect that to be in flux with Jake Westbrook's return on the horizon.

Cardinals outfielder Carlos Beltran knocked in his 28th and 29th runs Tuesday against San Diego.

Beltran finished 2 for 5 with two singles and a run scored as well. Beltran is hitting .296/.329/.516 on the season.

The Cardinals have had one of the league's better offenses over the last few years, but they received a big impact from an unlikely place Tuesday against the Padres.

Infielder Daniel Descalso reached base in all four of his plate appearances in the game, as he went 3 for 3 with a walk. He drove in five runs, with a grand slam and then an RBI double, to lead the Cardinals to a 10-2 win.

Descalso raised his batting average to .228 on the season, while hitting his second home run. He has 12 RBI in 30 games. 

Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright had another strong start Tuesday, in a 10-2 win over the Padres.

Wainwright allowed just one run on four hits in the outing, the fourth time in 10 outings that he has allowed one or fewer runs. He struck out six batters and walked just one in 7 1/3 innings, on 100 pitches.

Wainwright pushed his record to 6-3, while lowered his ERA to 2.38. He is scheduled to make his next start Monday against the Royals in Kansas City.