St. Louis Cardinals place 3B Matt Carpenter on paternity list

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter was placed on the paternity list and the team recalled Greg Garcia from Triple-A Memphis

Carpenter and his wife are expecting their first child. He can be replaced on the roster for up to three days.

Carpenter, 30, is batting .250 with nine home runs, 11 doubles and 32 RBIs.

Garcia, 26, is a utility infielder and was on the Opening Day roster. He appeared in 10 games before being optioned to Memphis on April 17. The left-handed hitting Garcia batted .600 (6-for-10) with a home run and two RBIs.

He was batting .269 (28-for-104) with eight RBIs in 30 games at Memphis.