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On May 16 Johnathan Abram Jersey , St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter stood in the batter’s box at Target Field in Minneapolis. The career .275 hitter was batting an embarrassing .140, and St. Louis fans were calling for his benching.

Going into Wednesday night’s series finale with the Cleveland Indians at Busch Stadium, Carpenter is now hitting .259. Since the middle of May, Carpenter has collected 53 hits and batted .349. His 16 doubles and 12 homers in that span rank second in the majors, and no hitter can equal his 1.115 OPS over that period Maxx Crosby Jersey , not even Mike Trout.

In Tuesday night’s 11-2 blowout of Cleveland, Carpenter did something no other Cardinal has ever done. He went 5-for-5 with five runs scored and belted a pair of solo homers. That’s a roll call not even Stan Musial or Albert Pujols can answer.

Included in that outburst was a leadoff homer off Indians ace Corey Kluber, a blast that cut a 2-0 deficit in half and restored energy in a dugout that could have gotten down after a quick deficit following a 90-minute rain delay.

“He’s one of the best in the game,” Carpenter said of Kluber. “That’s just an outstanding job by our team. We took a lot of good at-bats. I’m starting to put things together. We play a long, long Foster Moreau Jersey , long season. I knew I could physically do it.”

A five-run second inning turned flames into an inferno, burning Kluber in the shortest start of his career. It also put the Cardinals (42-36) in position to sweep the American League Central leaders and gave them four straight wins after a stretch of eight losses in 10 games.

St. Louis will send Jack Flaherty (3-2, 2.50 ERA) to the mound in search of a sweep on Wednesday. Flaherty is coming off the best start of his young career, tying his career high with 13 strikeouts Friday night in Milwaukee. He took a no-hitter one out into the seventh inning before Jesus Aguilar golfed a breaking ball over the left-center-field wall.

But Flaherty had to settle for a no-decision that night in his team’s eventual 2-1 loss, although the performance may have made him a candidate for National League Rookie of the Year.

“He prepares beyond his years Joey Bosa Jersey ,” Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux told mlb.com. “If you saw him, you would think he’s been around the block.”

Flaherty has never faced Cleveland.

Flaherty’s resume does read like a grizzled veteran compared to Indians right-hander Shane Bieber (2-0, 2.45), who will make his fourth big league start. Bieber blanked Detroit over seven innings Friday night in a 10-0 victory, allowing just four hits and walking one while fanning nine.

“I was saying before the game that I was excited to watch him pitch Tony Pollard Jersey , and that’s why,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said to mlb.com. “He pounded the zone with three different pitches. He changed speeds. That was fun to watch.”

Nothing about this series has been fun for the Indians, who in two games have managed just 10 hits, none for extra bases. That’s been a dramatic contrast after outscoring opponents by 54 runs during a seven-game winning streak.

Often, professional athletes want to pursue more interests off of the field besides their respective sport. Some of them want to be entrepreneurs and own businesses and such after their professional sports career is over. Others look to get into the music industry and have some fun putting out records. Some others like to appear in commercials for all sorts of companies in the world. You name a brand or item and they will do a commercial for it. Look at somebody like Peyton Manning who seemed to be doing everything from Papa John's Pizza to Nationwide. Who can forget seeing Peyton with a slice of Papa John's Pizza in his hand or humming the legendary Nationwide is on your side jingle? The point is that these athletes have other interests besides playing sports. Besides commercials Noah Fant Jersey , some of these athletes enjoy being in movies.Movies are great for professional athletes. It can show fans that they can do more than catch a touchdown pass or throw a football 45 yards down field. It also can bring in more money for them and make them not touch their NFL salaries until after retirement. But some of the NFL players that make it onto the big screen don't necessarily get the movie star notoriety or recognition that they might want. With that being said and thought about, let's take a look at 15 NFL movie cameos that you completely missed.