Carpenter is not starting Friday against the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran third baseman will head to the bench for the third time in four contests as Tommy Edman receives another start at the hot corner. Carpenter has been better with a .995 OPS in his last 16 games, but he seems unlikely to retake the starting role with Edman also playing well in that stretch.

Carpenter went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in a win over the Pirates on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter will never look back on his difficult 2019 season fondly, but he's at least showing some signs of potentially finishing an otherwise disappointing campaign on a positive note. The veteran has reached safely in five straight games, and he's gone 6-for-15 with two doubles, two RBI, three walks and two runs overall in the seven September contests during which he's logged at least one plate appearance. While his season line still sits at an underwhelming .226/.336/.380, all of his numbers have consistently inched upward since Aug. 25, the start of a 13-game period during which Carpenter has hit .387 across 37 trips to the plate.

Carpenter went 2-for-3 with an RBI infield single, two walks and a run in a win over the Giants on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter was all the way down in the No. 7 spot in the order, but that didn't stop him from turning in one of his more well-rounded outings. The veteran has shown slight improvement at the plate since the latter part of August, raising his average nine points across the last 11 games. However, his season line currently sits at .221/.332/.371, with all three figures qualifying as the lowest of his career outside of his initial seven-game big-league cup of coffee back in 2011.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Tommy Edman starts at third base for the third consecutive contest. Wednesday's game is against lefty Madison Bumgarner, but Carpenter's absences Monday and Tuesday were against righties. Manager Mike Shildt told FOX Sports Midwest in mid-August that Edman had "more than earned his opportunity to get out there and play every day," and it seems most of Edman's starts will come at Carpenter's expense. Carpenter is batting just .215/.325/.366 in 429 plate appearances this season.

Carpenter isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter is set for another day off after also taking a seat for Monday's series opener. Tommy Edman starts at third base and will bat seventh.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter will get a breather after starting at third base in both ends of Sunday's doubleheader with the Reds. He went hitless with four strikeouts in seven at-bats between the two contests, dropping his season-long average to .215. Tommy Edman will cover the hot corner in Monday's series opener while Carpenter rests.

Carpenter is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter will give way to Tommy Edman at third base for the second half of Saturday's twin bill after going 1-for-3 with a double in Game 1.

Carpenter is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter will give way to Tommy Edman at third base for Wednesday's series finale after starting the past three games. Since the start of August, the veteran infielder is slashing .224/.361/.362 with two home runs and a 27.4 percent strikeout rate.

Carpenter went 3-for-4 with a homer, three runs scored, two RBI and a walk in Sunday's 11-4 win over Colorado.

EDGE Analysis

It was Carpenter's second multi-hit game of the month and he's still hitting just 12-for-51 (.235) with four extra-base hits in August. His current .703 OPS is the lowest of his career and he could miss the 20-homer mark for the first time since 2014.

Carpenter is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter is not in the lineup for the third consecutive game, with Tommy Edman taking his place at third base. Carpenter is in the midst of a prolonged slump, going just 4-for-29 with one home run and 12 strikeouts in his last 12 appearances.