Kerry Carpenter
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1 luglio 2026
Connects for 13th home run
Carpenter went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Yankees.
Analisi
Carpenter took tough New York righty Cam Schlittler deep in the first inning. The outfielder didn't do much after that, though it was enough to extend his hitting streak to five games, and he's gone deep three times during the hot stretch. Overall, Carpenter has 13 home runs, 36 RBI and an .810 OPS across 63 contests this season, with almost all of his damage coming against righties.
29 giugno 2026
Heading to bench Monday
Carpenter is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
Analisi
After a stretch of four consecutive starts, the left-handed-hitting Carpenter will hit the bench while the Yankees send southpaw Ryan Weathers to the bump. With Riley Greene and Colt Keith joining Carpenter on the bench, the Tigers will go with Jahmai Jones at designated hitter and Matt Vierling, James Outman and Ben Malgeri as their starters in the outfield from left to right.
27 giugno 2026
Launches grand slam Saturday
Carpenter went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Astros.
Analisi
The 28-year-old slugger came to the plate with the bases loaded in the third inning and got hold of a hanging curveball from Kai-Wei Teng, depositing it in the right-field seats. It was Carpenter's 12th homer of the year and, remarkably, the first grand slam of the season for the Tigers. Carpenter's gone yard in back-to-back games, and over 22 contests in June he's batting .234 (15-for-64) with seven long balls and 18 RBI.
27 giugno 2026
Lifts off Friday
Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 8-0 win over the Astros.
Analisi
Carpenter took Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti deep with a runner on in the third inning for his 11th home run of the season. All 11 of the outfielder's long balls have come against righties, and he has a .795 OPS in those matchups this year. Carpenter still isn't providing much against southpaws, posting just a .421 OPS in a small number of at-bats, so he should remain a strong-side platoon player moving forward.
