Matt Carpenter exits Cardinals' game with tight quad

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter was removed from Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs due to right quadriceps tightness.

What It Means:

Carpenter appeared to injure himself while running the bases in the first inning, but little details are known at this time. Luke Voit replaced him at first base in the top of the second inning.

The 31-year-old veteran is slashing .248/.378/.449 with 14 home runs, 46 RBI, and 56 runs scored in 400 plate appearances (93 games) this season. numberFire's models project Carpenter to turn in a .264 batting average with 5 homers, 17 RBI, and 16 runs scored over 131 plate appearances for the remainder of the year.