Righthander Jake Westbrook, who has been out since Sept. 8 because of a right oblique strain, threw a two-inning simulated game for a twofold purpose Tuesday afternoon at Busch Stadium. Westbrook was pitching for the possibility of being on a potential World Series roster. And the hitters he was facing either were trying to do the same, as in the case of sore-kneed Lance Berkman, or trying to stay sharp, as in Skip Schumaker and Matt Carpenter. The latter two players have had only 11 at-bats in eight posteason games, with Carpenter one for five and Schumaker nothing for six. For his...
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