St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter scored three runs on Thursday, finishing 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks, and an RBI. After an almost unbelievably bad start to the season, Carpenter has brought his batting average up to .264 and his OPS to .890. The home run was his 16th, and his RBI was his 38th.

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St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter had a monster game on Tuesday, going 5-for-5 with five runs scored and three RBI. Carpenter totaled 12 bases, with two home runs, two singles, and a double. After a terrible start to the season, Carpenter is more than making up for it lately. Hitting atop a good Cardinals batting order, Carpenter is a strong fantasy infielder in all formats now that his slump is a thing of the past.

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter recorded a double and two singles on Monday, finishing 3-for-4 with a run scored. After an unbelievably bad start to the season, Carpenter is back to being a mixed league asset. His batting average has gone up to .245 and his OPS to .827.

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter had an excellent game on Tuesday, hitting a home run and a double. He drove in three runs and scored two. After a terrible start to the season, Carpenter has been on fire lately, moving his batting average up to .239 and his OPS to an even .800. He was an easy drop earlier in the season but is working his way back into must-start status in all formats.

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game. It seems to just be a day off for Carpenter, who has finally started to hit after an atrocious start to the season. Jedd Gyorko will play third base and Harrison Bader will be in the outfield, batting first.

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter stayed hot on Tuesday, hitting a home run and walking twice, including once with the bases loaded. Carpenter got off to an absolutely awful start to the season, but he's been on fire for a while now, hitting .404 over the past two weeks. He's brought his average up from .140 to .223. He may have been dropped in some leagues, but he's certainly worth owning when things are going well. Take a look at your league's waiver wire just in case.

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter started out the season as one of the worst offensive players in baseball. He got an entire weekend off to work on his swing and was later even pinch hit for in a critical late-game situation. Something seems to have clicked with the veteran, though, as he's now recorded 13 hits in his last 24 at-bats. He's absolutely on fire and has the talent to keep this up for a while. Fantasy owners who had him on the bench or even dropped him should look back int[...]

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter had a strong game on Wednesday, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI. Carpenter has had a rough start to the season and was even benched for the entire weekend series against the Padres. The point was for him to work on his swing, but he came back Tuesday with an 0-for-4, two strikeout performance. He was dropped to the seventh spot in the lineup on [...]

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter was dropped down to the seventh spot in the batting order for Wednesday's game. Carpenter was given the entire weekend off to work on his swing and responded by going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts on Tuesday. He'll enter Wednesday's game hitting .140/.286/.272. The Cardinals have a fairly deep infield, so Carpenter is in legitimate danger of losing his starting job. Fantasy owners should keep a close eye and be ready to move on.