St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's road game against the Cincinnati Reds.
It's a routine day off for Carpenter, and he'll be spelled at third base by Jedd Gyorko.
Carpenter is slashing .239/.382/.440 with 20 home runs and 66 RBI through 135 games in 2017. numberFire's models project him to bat .273 while adding another 2 home runs and 7 RBI in 53 plate appearances over the remainder of the season.
Source: Baseball Press