ST. LOUIS — After Matt Carpenter hit a home run for the third straight game, going deep for a go-ahead solo shot in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, opposition manager Don Mattingly said Carpenter's performance reminded him of another St. Louis Cardinals player. During a dugout interview with Fox Sports TV later on Monday night, he said Carpenter's streak was of the Hall-of-Fame variety: Mattingly on Matt Carpenter: "I'm thinking Stan Musial is somewhere rolling around in that body. Jesus." — Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) October 7, 2014 Carpenter neither confirmed nor denied Mattingly's Musial musings. "I don't really know what to say about that one," Carpenter said. "That's a pretty good compliment. I don't know if it's deserving. But, umm... wow. I don't know what to say." Musial is regarded as the best player in Cardinals history, and one of the best players in the Hall of Fame. Carpenter's not at that level, it just seems like it to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who fell 3-1 at Busch Stadium and trail the best-of-five series 2-1, with Game 4 coming Tuesday afternoon. The only other Cardinals player to homer in three straight postseason games is Albert...