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ST. LOUIS --?Cardinals All-Star Matt Carpenter had to leave Wednesday nights game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third inning with an injury to his right oblique muscle.Carpenter, who was sent to an area hospital for further evaluation, was injured after trying to check his swing.Carpenter was undergoing an MRI postgame and was unavailable for comment following the game, a 7-5 loss. The team was preparing for the likelihood of putting Carpenter on the disabled list and calling up a bench player from Triple-A Memphis.Without offering a prognosis, manager Mike Matheny said he had a high level of concern.Cardinals outfielder?Tommy Pham?injured his oblique muscle on Opening Day and missed a little over a month.Ive felt that injury. Ive seen it, Matheny said. It can be tough, but were not going to make any conclusions until we hear from the people who know what theyre talking about.Carpenter, who was named to the All-Star team by NL manager Terry Collins on Tuesday, 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. He was replaced by Kolten Wong, who inherited a 3-and-2 count and popped out on the next pitch.A three-time All-Star, Carpenter leads the National League with a .991 OPS. He suffered a similar injury in 2012 and was forced to miss a month of action with a strained right side.If Carpenter is unable to play in Tuesdays All-Star Game, possibilities to replace him are San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford and Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz, who hit his 12th home run one batter after Carpenter left the game.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 left thumb he had surgery on in March. The Cardinals are hopeful 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 Pena on the DL before Wednesdays game because of inflammation in his surgically repaired left knee. The Cardinals purchased the contract of catcher Alberto Rosario from Triple-A Memphis. Yeezy Shoes For Sale Cheap . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. The Northern Irishman arrived at the course on Wednesday hoping to start, but after hitting a few balls on the practice putting green Clarke advised officials he was not fit to play. Yeezy Boost China Wholesale . -- Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. http://www.cheapyeezychina.com/ . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Yeezy Shoes Online Cheap . NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period. Yeezy Shoes Wholesale . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Kelvin Gastelum has avoided suspension in the state of New York, the New York State Athletic Commission has now confirmed.The UFC fighters camp told ESPN.com on Tuesday he has agreed to pay a fine in lieu of any suspension. According to the NYSAC, the settlement was a fine of $2,000.This development clears the way for Gastelum (12-2) to face middleweight Tim Kennedy (18-5) at UFC 206 on Dec. 10 in Toronto. The Ontario Athletic Commission still needs to license Gastelum, but no suspension will stand in the way of that.Gastelum, 25, was facing a six-month suspension for failing to appear at a weigh-in on Nov. 11.He was scheduled to fight Donald Cerrone in a welterweight bout at UFC 205, but the fiight was canceled due to Gastelums inability to make weight.ddddddddddddThe NYSAC automatically suspends mixed martial artists for missing weight -- which is unique among U.S. athletic commissions. Lightweight Thiago Alves received a three-month suspension for missing weight, although his fight against Jim Miller went on as a catchweight.Gastelum has a history of struggling to make the 171-pound welterweight limit. The bout against Kennedy at UFC 206 will take place at 186 pounds. UFC president Dana White has already stated he wont book Gastelum at welterweight again. ' ' '