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Carpenter is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Kansas City. Royals starting pitcher lefty Cole Ragans has reverse splits, but the left-handed-hitting Carpenter nonetheless will begin the festivities on the bench. Justyn-Henry Malloy will slide into the designated-hitter slot.
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Carpenter is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles. It ends a run of six straight starts for Carpenter, who went 7-for-23 with two doubles, a triple, a homer and five RBI during that stretch. Justyn-Henry Malloy will serve as the designated hitter against Baltimore lefty Cade Povich.
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Carpenter went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 1-0 win over the Orioles. Carpenter went deep just two batters into the bottom of the first inning and it was all the offense Detroit ended up needing. The 26-year-old is up to 15 home runs across 75 games this season. Carpenter may be stretched to match last year's career-high 20 long balls with just 14 contests to go in the regular season, though he needed 118 games to reach that mark last season. When healthy, Carpenter has proven to be a dynamic power bat so far in his young MLB career.
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Carpenter went 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Rockies. He couldn't find the homer that would have given him a cycle, but Carpenter continues to swing a hot bat. In 23 games since coming off the IL, the 27-year-old is slashing .313/.378/.625 with six home runs, 12 runs and 20 RBI, albeit with a worrisome 33.3 percent strikeout rate.
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Carpenter went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's 9-1 win over the Athletics. After getting a breather Saturday with Oakland starting a southpaw, Carpenter returned and wasted no time making an impact. The 26-year-old continues to deliver strong results when he's healthy, as he's sporting a robust .941 OPS since returning from the injured list in mid-August. Carpenter may get occasional days off against lefties, but he's become an excellent fantasy contributor when he's in the lineup.
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Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DET | 79 | 242 | 34 | 68 | 15 | 50 | 20 | 71 | 0 | .281 |
| 2023 | DET | 118 | 418 | 57 | 116 | 20 | 64 | 32 | 115 | 6 | .277 |
| 2022 | DET | 31 | 103 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 0 | .252 |
Next Matchup
| Situation | H/AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | BB | KO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs BALTIMORE | 1/7 | 0.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| vs LHP | 65/214 | 0.30 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 61 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/18 | @  |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/17 | @ |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/16 | @ |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/15 | vs  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/14 | vs |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | vs |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/12 | vs  |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/20 | @ |
7:05 PM | Corbin Burnes |
| 9/21 | @ |
4:05 PM | Cade Povich |
| 9/22 | @ |
1:35 PM | Albert Suarez |
| 9/24 | vs  |
6:40 PM | Ryan Pepiot |
| 9/25 | vs |
6:40 PM | Zack Littell |
| 9/26 | vs |
1:10 PM | Drew Rasmussen |
| 9/27 | vs  |
6:40 PM | Chris Flexen |