Cardinals RHP Carpenter undergoes surgery

Nov 4, 2008 - 10:35 PM ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter underwent surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday.

The surgery, which included decompression and transposition of the ulnar nerve, was the same procedure Albert Pujols had last month.

The 33-year-old Carpenter has experienced a variety of injuries to his throwing arm over the past two seasons, making just four starts over that stretch.

The National League Cy Young Award winner in 2005, Carpenter went 0-1 with a 1.76 ERA and seven strikeouts over 15 1/3 innings in four games - three starts - this past season.