Kerry Carpenter - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Shielded from southpaw Carpenter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Impact The Tigers will send Carpenter and fellow left-handed hitters Colt Keith and James Outman to the bench while southpaw Jeffrey Springs takes the hill for the Athletics. Ben Malgeri will spell Carpenter in right field and will bat seventh.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Greene homers in 1st inning and trio of Tigers pitchers combine on 3-hit shutout win over Rangers

Riley Greene hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Jack Flaherty pitched three-hit ball over 5 2/3 innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Skubal works 6 strong innings, Tigers hit 5 homers in 9-3 win over the Yankees

Tarik Skubal pitched six innings of one-hit ball and Riley Greene hit two of Detroit’s four homers off Cam Schlittler as the Tigers beat the Yankees 9-3 on Tuesday night and sent N...

JULY 1 • Associated Press

Connects for 13th home run Carpenter went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Yankees.

Impact 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.

JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Yankees 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. leaves game after collision with OF Jasson Domínguez

New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. left Monday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers following a violent collision with right fielder Jasson Domínguez and was plac...

JUNE 30 • Associated Press

Heading to bench Monday Carpenter is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Impact 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.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

Launches grand slam Saturday Carpenter went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Astros.

Impact 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 season 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.

JUNE 27 • ROTOWIRE

Astros rally for 8-6 win over Tigers, keeping AJ Hinch at 999 career victories

Isaac Paredes hit a two-run double in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros spoiled their former manager’s opportunity at a milestone victory by rallying for an 8-6 win over the...

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Lifts off Friday Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 8-0 win over the Astros.

Impact 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.

JUNE 27 • ROTOWIRE

Venezuelan pitchers Montero and De Jesus combine for a 5-hitter as the Tigers beat the Astros 8-0

Keider Montero and Emmanuel De Jesus combined for a five-hitter while both Venezuelans wore hats embroidered with “VZ” after this week’s earthquakes, and the Detroit Tigers beat th...

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Sitting against southpaw again Carpenter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Carpenter will be on the bench for the second day in a row while the Yankees send another lefty starter (Ryan Weathers) to the bump. Ben Malgeri will fill in for Carpenter in right field once again after going 2-for-3 with a run scored in his MLB debut Tuesday.

JUNE 24 • ROTOWIRE

Dingler's late RBIs, Vierling's bloop single help Tigers sweep White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings

Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling’s bloop single finished off Detroit’s comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 inni...

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

Outman comes through off bench to help Tigers beat White Sox DETROIT -- The boos echoed around Comerica Park when Jahmai Jones pinch-hit for Kerry Carpenter against a lefty with the bases loaded in the...

JUNE 20 • MLB.COM

Skubal fans 8, Vierling and Carpenter homer as the Tigers beat the White Sox 4-3

Matt Vierling and Kerry Carpenter hit home runs to lift the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 4-3

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Pops 10th home run Wednesday Carpenter went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Astros.

Impact The seventh inning blast for Carpenter was his 10th of the season and fourth this month across 13 games. The 30-year-old outfielder is now sporting a .946 OPS in June, and he continues to do most of his damage against righties. On the season, Carpenter has an .832 OPS in those matchups versus only a .490 OPS in limited action against southpaws.

JUNE 17 • ROTOWIRE

Jeremy Peña homers, Lambert allows 2 hits and Astros beat Tigers 4-2

Jeremy Peña homered and had an RBI single, Peter Lambert allowed just one run on two hits and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2

JUNE 17 • Associated Press

Guardians look to sweep series against the Tigers

The Cleveland Guardians face the Detroit Tigers looking to sweep their three-game series

JUNE 14 • Associated Press

Tigers place Jack Flaherty on injured list just as team gets ace Tarik Skubal back after surgery

The Detroit Tigers welcomed back their best pitcher and placed another starter on the injured list

JUNE 13 • Associated Press

Taking seat against lefty Carpenter isn't starting for Detroit in Saturday's matchup versus the Guardians.

Impact Carpenter has only 12 plate appearances against southpaws this season and has gone 1-for-10, so it's not surprising that he's beginning on the bench versus Cleveland lefty Joey Cantillo. Wenceel Perez is drawing the start in right field in Carpenter's stead Saturday.

JUNE 13 • ROTOWIRE

Buxton hits 20th homer of the season, Twins beat Tigers 6-3

Byron Buxton hit his 20th home run of the season, Royce Lewis also connected and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Wednesday night

JUNE 11 • Associated Press

Dingler hits 2 HRs, drives in 4 runs as Tigers outslug Twins 10-4 in game featuring 8 HRs

Dillon Dingler had two homers among his four hits and drove in four runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins

JUNE 10 • Associated Press

Goes deep again Friday Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-3 win over the Mariners.

Impact Carpenter popped his second home run in the last three contests to get to eight long balls for the season. The 28-year-old outfielder recently returned from a three-week absence due to an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder, and he's gone 6-for-15 with the two homers and five RBI in his four games back. It appears that Carpenter is fully recovered from the injury and primed to produce at a high level as long as he remains healthy.

JUNE 6 • ROTOWIRE

Kerry Carpenter Continues to Dominate Mariners, No Matter Who's Pitching There are only a few guarantees in life: Death, taxes, and Kerry Carpenter destroys any kind of pitching that the Seattle Mariners attempt t...

JUNE 6 • SI.COM

Detroit beats Seattle in 1st meeting since Mariners eliminated Tigers in ALDS

Gleyber Torres had three hits and Detroit beat Seattle 7-3 on Friday night in their first meeting since the Mariners eliminated the Tigers in the AL Division Series

JUNE 6 • Associated Press

Tigers hit 5 home runs and hold off Rays 10-9 to halt skid behind Dingler, Carpenter and Greene

Dillon Dingler hit two of Detroit’s season-high five homers, Riley Greene was a triple shy of the cycle and the Tigers stopped a four-game skid by holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 10...

JUNE 2 • Associated Press

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