Chris Carter

Chris Carter out of Brewers lineup on Monday

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Chris Carter is out of the starting lineup Monday afternoon against the Washington Nationals.

What It Means:

He is hitting .091 (1-for-11) with seven strikeouts for his career against Nationals starter Max Scherzer. Jonathan Lucroy is playing first base and Martin Maldonado will be behind the plate.

Carter is slashing .229/.315/.498 with a .348 wOBA in 324 plate appearances. He has 20 home runs and 49 RBI's on the year, while our models project him to knock in 43 more runs and hit another 16 long balls while posting a .338 wOBA over the rest of the season in 299 appearances at the plate.