Carpenter isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter started three consecutive games after returning to the lineup from a bruised shin, but he went just 2-for-12 over that stretch. Yairo Munoz will man the hot corner and lead off for the Cardinals in Carpenter's absence.

Carpenter went 2-for-5 in a loss to the Cubs on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran infielder had gone hitless in four at-bats Saturday in his return from a one-game absence due to a shin injury, but he stepped up with his first multi-hit effort since May 25 on Sunday. Carpenter has now hit safely in seven of his last eight games, and the fact he's raised his average 26 points since May 16 offers some reason for optimism that he might be starting to awaken from his trademark early season doldrums.

Carpenter (shin) is back in action Saturday against the Cubs, leading off and playing third base as usual.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter sat Friday while recovering from a bruised shin, but the injury never appeared to be particularly serious and he's already back in action. He owns a strong .298/.375/.579 slash line after a slow start to the season.

Carpenter is sitting Friday against the Cubs with a bruised shin but is available off the bench, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter left Thursday's game against the Reds late in the contest after fouling multiple balls off his shin. The injury is serious enough for him to require another day of rest, but a long absence doesn't appear to be on the cards. Jedd Gyorko fills in at third base Friday.

Carpenter is not starting Friday against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter has hit .325 with four homers in his last 12 games. He'll get a rest Friday, with Jedd Gyorko starting at the hot corner.

Carpenter went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base Thursday against the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter plated a run in the third inning on a single to right field, registering his 22nd RBI on the season. He's collected a base knock in each of his last six games, driving in five runs over that brief stretch.

Carpenter went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

He took Luis Castillo deep to lead off the bottom of the first inning for the Cards, but that was all the offense they could manage against the right-hander. Just as he did last year, Carpenter seems to be heating up after an ice-cold start, slashing .316/.422/.632 with four homers and nine RBI in his last 12 games.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter will head to the bench for the second time in four games after going 2-for-8 with one RBI and one walk in the first two games of the series. Jedd Gyorko will start at third base and bat sixth with lefty Cole Hamels on the mound for the Cubs.

Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

He bookended the night by scoring on Marcell Ozuna's sac fly in the first inning, then bringing home the winning run in the 10th with a bases-loaded hit into the left-field corner. Carpenter wraps up May with a .237 batting average (23-for-97), five homers and 14 RBI in 27 games.

Carpenter went 1-for-1 with a solo home run Thursday against the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter appeared as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and delivered a solo home run. It was his eighth homer of the season and third in his past seven games. While his overall line of .218/.332/.391 across 232 plate appearances remains subpar, Carpenter has raised his OPS to .723 from .650 -- its lowest mark of the season -- since May 15. He'll look to flash more improvement during the team's weekend series against the Cubs.