Matt Carpenter Returns Saturday
5 years agoSt. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter (shin) is back in the leadoff spot and is playing third base while facing Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester on Saturday. Carpenter has been a big disappointment to his fantasy owners so far in 2019, hitting just .225/.336/.399 with nine home runs, 22 RBI and three teals in 250 plate appearances. However, he's been heating up a little of late, batting .281 (18-for-64) with five homers and 13 RBI in his last 28 days. Hopefully sitting out of the lineup for a few games this week won't interrupt his hot hitting of late.
Source: Baseball Press
Source: Baseball Press