Matt Carpenter DH FA Tue 6/26/18 2:44 PM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter went 3-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over the Indians on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran infielder has proven that his surge in the second half of May was no mirage, as he's followed it up with a solid June. Factoring in Monday's production, Carpenter has racked up seven multi-hit efforts thus far this month, a tally that includes 12 extra-base hits (six doubles, six home runs) and 12 RBI.
Matt Carpenter DH FA Sun 6/24/18 7:46 PM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter went 1-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored and two walks in a 8-2 win over the Brewers on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
Carpenter is up to 33 RBI and 39 runs scored with 13 long balls this season. He's slashing a pedestrian .237/.347/.467, but it's drastically improved since ending April with a .155/.305/.274 line. As long as he can get on base regularly, he should continue scoring runs near the top of the St. Louis lineup.
Matt Carpenter DH FA Thu 6/21/18 11:48 PM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Thursday against the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
Carpenter took the first offering of the game from left-hander Brent Suter out of the park to straightaway center field for his 13th home run of the season. He entered the game slugging just .383 with three home runs in 47 at-bats against southpaws this season, though he has seen the ball well of late with five home runs in his past seven games. After a concerning April, Carpenter has hit 10 home runs between May and June.
Matt Carpenter DH FA Tue 6/19/18 11:45 PM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, three RBI, a home run and a double in Tuesday's 7-6 win over Philadelphia.
EDGE Analysis
Carpenter hit a home run for the third consecutive game with his ninth-inning shot Tuesday giving the Cardinals the late lead over the Philllies. The 32-year-old now has a .239/.335/.465 slash line with 12 home runs and 30 RBI in 243 at-bats this season.
Matt Carpenter DH FA Tue 6/19/18 1:46 PM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run in an extra-inning loss to the Phillies on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Carpenter opened the scoring for the Cardinals with a 363-foot shot to left in the third, his second in as many games and third over his last four contests overall. The veteran got off to an 0-for-11 start in June over the first three games of the month, but he's hitting .308 with three doubles, four home runs, six RBI, four walks and 10 runs over the 56 plate appearances encompassing the subsequent 12 games.
Matt Carpenter DH FA Sat 6/16/18 7:10 AM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in Friday's loss to the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
Carpenter hit a solo home run -- his ninth of the year -- off Jon Lester in the sixth, and later slashed an RBI single off reliever Anthony Bass in the seventh. This was Carpenter's third multi-hit performance in his last five games, bringing his line to .237/.340/.433 on the year. The 32-year-old had an incredibly slow start to the year (hitting below .200 up until May 20) but he's steadily gotten more hits to fall over the past month.
Matt Carpenter DH FA Wed 6/13/18 4:10 PM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter is on the bench Wednesday against the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran infielder is hitting .324 over his last eight games, bringing his season line up to a respectable .232/.335/.418. Jedd Gyorko will handle the hot corner in his place Wednesday.
Matt Carpenter DH FA Sun 6/10/18 2:40 PM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter, who went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs in a win over the Reds on Saturday, has five of his homers on the season over his last 18 games entering Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
Carpenter began to awaken offensively a few games prior to that stretch, but he'd still come into a May 21 game against the Royals having left the yard on just three occasions over his first 162 plate appearances (40 games), despite a 44.7 percent hard contact rate. He's managed to boost that already impressive number even further to 54.5 percent over the aforementioned 18-game span, and just as important, he's increased his flyball rate 12.5 points to 56.6 percent. The combination of the two has helped lead to the power surge, and it's also boosted Carpenter's season slugging percentage from a middling .351 to .433.
Matt Carpenter DH FA Sat 6/9/18 2:55 PM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter went 1-for-2 with an RBI single, three walks and a run in an extra-innings win over the Reds on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Carpenter now has a four-game hitting streak, and he's hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games overall. The veteran has slashed .341/.414/.591 over the 99 plate appearances spanning his last 22 games, and he's boosted his season on-base percentage 42 points to .339 over that stretch.
Matt Carpenter DH FA Wed 6/6/18 8:05 AM
Matt Carpenter
DH FA
Carpenter went 3-for-5 with a run scored and a strikeout in Tuesday's loss to the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Carpenter smacked a trio of singles his first three times up, snapping a mini 0-for-11 slump over the three previous games. The 32-year-old sports a lowly .225/.333/.414 slash line, but most of that has been weighed down by a bad start. Since the end of April, Carpenter is hitting .280 with five homers and 11 doubles in 107 at-bats.