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The St. Louis Cardinals placed third baseman Matt Carpenter on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain on Thursday.Carpenter will also miss next weeks All-Star Game. Teammate?Aledmys Diaz, a shortstop, will replace him on the National League roster.In a corresponding move, the Cardinals recalled catcher?Michael McKenry from Triple-A Memphis.Carpenter left Wednesday nights game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third inning with the injury.?Carpenter clutched his right side and shook his head after trying to check a swing on a 3-and-1 pitch from Jeff Locke. He was examined briefly on the field by a medical trainer before walking off with the trainer and manager Mike Matheny.?Matheny said an MRI showed a Grade 2 strain in Carpenters oblique. He did not offer a timetable for his return.A three-time All-Star, Carpenter leads the National League with a .991 OPS. He had a similar injury in 2012 and missed a month of action with a strained right side.The Cardinals infield is becoming rapidly depleted. Third baseman Jhonny Peralta left Tuesdays game and was unavailable to play Wednesday because of discomfort in the same thumb he had surgery on in March. The Cardinals hope Peralta can return to play Thursday or Friday.Additionally, first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss went on the disabled list Tuesday with a sprained ankle.The team also put backup catcher Brayan Pe?a on the DL before Wednesdays game because of inflammation in his surgically repaired left knee.?ESPNs Mark Saxon contributed to this report Buy Saucony Shoes Online . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months. 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MILWAUKEE -- A stinging line drive off the right leg of Cincinnatis Brandon Finnegan wasnt enough to stop the left-hander from dominating the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.Finnegan pitched five scoreless innings in what likely was his final start of the season, lifting the Reds to a 4-2 victory.You dont want to come out, especially that early in the game, so there was no way I was going to let them take me out, Finnegan said of being struck on the inside of his right knee. Luckily, it felt good enough to push through.Finnegan (10-11) scattered three hits and struck out four, needing only 54 pitches to get through five innings.Finnegan took a line drive from Milwaukees Hernan Perez in the second. Manager Bryan Price and trainers went to the mound, and Finnegan threw a few practice pitches before facing the next batter to make sure he was all right.It got tighter and tighter as the game went on, for sure, he said. Sitting between innings wasnt helping. But when I moved it, it was good enough to keep going.Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his fourth save in five chances.Finnegan, obtained in the July 2015 trade that sent Johnny Cueto to Kansas City, is 4-3 with a 2.23 ERA in his last 11 starts. The left-hander has pitched 172 innings this year, up from 105 1/3 innings splitting time between the major and minor leagues in 2015.I made it through the season healthy, he said. Im glad I was able to put up the innings I was able to. I wish it was more, but its protocol for guys who dont have that many innings in years past.The team indicated in the days before Sunday that it would be Finnegans last start, but Price only would say he was toward the end of his innings limit after the game.If that is his last start, a great way to finish the season, Price said.Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta (7-11) pitched six innings, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on five hits and three walks while striking out five. Banished to the minors on June 12 after a poor start, Peralta returned in August and has made nine starts, going 3-4 with a 3.23 ERA in his second stint with the team.Scott Schebler had two hits for the Reds, including a double with one out in the first when the Reds took a 2-0 lead on an RBI double bby Adam Duvall and an RBI fielders choice by Brandon Phillips.ddddddddddddJose Peraza walked in the third, and later scored on a throwing error by Milwaukee catcher Martin Maldonado for a 3-0 lead.The Reds extended the lead to 4-0 in the seventh on a pinch-hit single by Steve Selsky, scoring Eugenio Suarez.The Brewers scored twice in the seventh off Jumbo Diaz, with Hernan Perez scoring on a throwing error by catcher Ramon Cabrera. Yadiel Riveras groundout then scored Orlando Arcia to make it 4-2.Ryan Braun had a single and triple, and Perez had two singles for Milwaukee. The Brewers went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position.ATTENDANCE DOWNIt was the final home game for the Brewers, who drew 2,314,614 fans, down 9 percent from 2,542,558 a year ago. Milwaukee went 41-40 at home and is 29-46 on the road.BRAUN OVATIONNews reports have indicated that Braun could be traded during the offseason, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation before his final at-bat in the eighth inning, and again after he struck out. He stepped out of the batters box and gave a wave to acknowledge the ovation.The love and support Ive received here is more than any athlete could ever hope to get from any fan base, Braun said. I think that the people here, at least most of them, recognized that theres a chance that this was my last home game as a Brewer.VOTTOS DOUBLES MARKVotto hit his 30th double in the eighth, becoming only the second Reds player with at least 30 doubles in eight different seasons. Pete Rose had 30 doubles in 13 seasons for Cincinnati.TRAINERS ROOMReds: Price said it was improbable that RHP Homer Bailey would pitch again this season. He has been out four weeks with right biceps tenderness.Brewers: Maldonado returned to the starting lineup after going through concussion protocol. He took a hard foul off his mask on Thursday.UP NEXTReds: Tim Adleman (2-4) will pitch Monday night as Cincinnati opens a four-game series at St. Louis, which is vying for an NL wild-card spot.Brewers: Matt Garza (5-8) will make his 19th start of the year at Texas in an interleague game Monday night. ' ' '