Carter went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

He's now homered in consecutive games, giving Carter six blasts on the season, and the three-hit performance got his batting average back over .200 for the first time since May 26. With Greg Bird (ankle) close to returning to action, Carter will need to keep slugging if he wants to retain even a platoon role at first base.