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Carpenter is out of the lineup Sunday against the Giants.

While no word of injury has yet surfaced, it's certainly rare to see Carpenter held out in back-to-back games. Derrick Goold of the St. Loius Post-Dispatch reports that Carpenter has simply been told to take a few days off, and he has been using that time to get in extra batting practice. He's batting .194 since Aug. 1, so a slight mental break is perhaps what Carpenter needs to get back on track. While he gets another breather, Jose Martinez will man first base, with Kolten Wong at second and Alex Mejia at third.

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