Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Gets breather

Name: Latest Waiver Wire Options! Anything There With Zach Thornton?
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Duration: 11 min 6 s
Description: Peter Lambert and Jack Flaherty are trending up. Shane Drohan is racking up the whiffs. Is there anything there with Mets prospect Zach Thornton? JJ Bleday is picking things back up. Heriberto Hernandez is hitting for big power in July. Grant Taylor looks like he's taking over as the White Sox closer.

By RotoWire Staff

Jun 26, 2019 at 3:58 pm ET • 1 min read

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Carpenter is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Athletics.

Carpenter has started the past 13 games for the Cardinals, slashing .196/.311/.373 with one home run and three stolen bases during that stretch. Tommy Edman is starting at third base and hitting leadoff in his stead.

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