St. Louis Cardinals' Carlos Beltran (3) is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning in Game 1 of baseball's National League championship series against the San Francisco Giants Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
St. Louis Cardinals' Carlos Beltran (3) is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning in Game 1 of baseball's National League championship series against the San Francisco Giants Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (35) throws to first base for a double play as St. Louis Cardinals' Jon Jay (19) slides to second and Carlos Beltran (3) at first are out during the second inning of Game 3 of baseball's National League championship series Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
ST. LOUIS (AP) ? Cardinals star Carlos Beltran left Game 3 of the NL championship series with a strained left knee, and there was an immediate impact: Replacement right fielder Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat.
Beltran exited after grounding into a double play in the first inning and Carpenter took his place in the second. St. Louis says Beltran is day to day.
Carpenter, in his first at-bat of the NLCS, followed Jon Jay's two-out single with a home run against San Francisco ace Matt Cain in the bottom of the third to put St. Louis ahead 2-1.
Carpenter is 2 for 7 this postseason. The homer was his first extra-base hit.
The Cardinals and Giants are tied at one game each. Game 4 is Thursday night.
Beltran leads the Cardinals with a .400 postseason batting average. He has three home runs and six RBIs in the playoffs this year.
Beltran leads all players with eight extra-base hits in the 2012 playoffs. He is a career .375 hitter in the postseason, highest ever among players with a minimum of 100 at-bats.
It was not certain how Beltran got hurt. He appeared to move slowly down the line after grounding out.
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