Mike Carp
1B FA
Thu 6/20/13 9:11 PM

Mike Carp (hamstring) has been cleared to play. Carp hasn't started a game since leaving Sunday with right hamstring tightness, but he's feeling much better. He'll make at least one start over the weekend.

Mike Carp
1B FA
Tue 6/18/13 10:49 AM

Mike Carp (hamstring) is expected to be in the starting lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rays. Carp left Sunday's game with right hamstring tightness, but it's not a major concern. The 26-year-old is hitting .324 with eight home runs and 25 RBI in 105 at-bats this season.

Mike Carp
1B FA
Sun 6/16/13 4:32 PM

Mike Carp left Sunday's game with right hamstring tightness. Carp injured his hamstring while on the basepaths in the seventh inning and had to be removed from the game. He finished 1-for-2 with a double before exiting.

Mike Carp
1B FA
Sun 6/16/13 3:56 PM

Mike Carp left Sunday's game against the Orioles in the seventh inning with an apparent leg injury. Carp probably tweaked a hamstring while on the basepaths. The Red Sox should provide an update on his status before long.

Mike Carp
1B FA
Sat 6/15/13 7:10 PM

Mike Carp hit his eighth home run of the season, a two-run shot, to help the Red Sox beat the Orioles on Saturday. Carp was supposed to be a part-time player, but he's forcing the hand of Red Sox manager John Farrell with his play. The first baseman is hitting .320/.372/.680 with eight homers in 103 at-bats this year. He won't continue to hit at such a clip, but it's worth riding while he's hit in deeper mixed leagues.

Mike Carp
1B FA
Sat 6/8/13 5:08 PM

Mike Carp went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and an RBI single Saturday as the Red Sox dropped the first game of a doubleheader to the Angels. Carp now has 16 extra-base hits (including five homers) in just 82 at-bats this season. That's more than the likes of Victor Martinez, Andre Ethier, Martin Prado, Pablo Sandoval and Ryan Zimmerman, just to name a few. While the 26-year-old has been extremely productive in limited playing time for the Red Sox, he would need an injury in order to be relevant in mixed fantasy leagues.

Mike Carp
1B FA
Tue 6/4/13 10:34 PM

Mike Carp went 3-for-4 with his fourth home run of the season in the Red Sox win over the Rangers on Tuesday. Carp was just one of many Red Sox batters who feasted on Rangers pitching Tuesday, as the Sox hung 17 runs on Texas pitching. In 32 games this year, the outfielder is now hitting .301/.350/.630. With so many outfielders in Boston, though, it's tough to see him getting regular at-bats any time soon barring injury.

Mike Carp
1B FA
Fri 5/24/13 11:04 PM

Mike Carp smashed a three-run homer on Friday, helping to power the Red Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Indians. Carp finished the night 1-for-2 before being lifted for a pinch-hitter. His three-run blast off Justin Masterson opened the scoring in the second inning, and was more than enough offense for John Lackey in this one. He's thrived in a part-time role, hitting .286/.340/.653 with three homers and 11 RBI in his first 49 at-bats.

Mike Carp
1B FA
Thu 4/25/13 10:05 PM

Mike Carp went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs scored against the Astros on Thursday. Carp figured to start slow after getting just two at-bats during the first two weeks of the season, but he's capitalized on his few starts of late, going 7-for-13 with four RBI since April 17. Unfortunately, he'll likely head right back to the bench with left-hander Erik Bedard starting for Houston tomorrow.

Mike Carp
1B FA
Wed 4/17/13 10:54 PM

Making his first start of the season, Mike Carp went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI triple in Wednesday's win over the Indians. Carp was hitless in his first three at-bats before Wednesday, but Red Sox manager John Farrell finally stuck him in the lineup and it paid off. The 26-year-old can hit a little, but it remains to be seen if tonight's showing will earn him more playing time.