St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter was selected as the National League's Player of the Week for the period of August 29 to September 4. Carpenter recorded a 2-0 record with a 1.69 ERA and 13 strikeouts in two starts during the week. His complete game at Houston on September 3 was his 20th victory of the season, as he became the first pitcher this season to reach that mark. The starting pitcher for the NL in this year's All-Star game, Carpenter logged 16.2 innings, allowing just 15 hits, three earned runs and three walks, and his complete game was his 12th straight win during a span of 15 starts. Others considered for the award included Jeff Kent and Derek Lowe of the Dodgers; San Francisco's Moises Alou, Armando Benitez, and Randy Winn; Garrett Atkins, Matt Holliday, and Byung-Hyun Kim of the Rockies; San Diego's Ben Johnson and Miguel Olivo; Ramon Castro of the Mets; Atlanta's Marcus Giles; Jose Guillen of the Nationals; Chicago's Nomar Garciaparra and Todd Walker; Lance Berkman of the Astros; Pittsburgh's Jack Wilson; Austin Kearns of the Reds and St. Louis teammates David Eckstein and Jason Marquis.