On Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers will continue their series with the Chicago White Sox in Michigan.
They lost the first game (on Friday) by a score of 9-5.
UPDATE: The Tigers lost 4-3.
Tigers Announced Carpenter Update
The Tigers continue to play without Kerry Carpenter.
He has been out since July 26 with an injury.
During their series with the White Sox, the Tigers announced the latest update on Carpenter.
MLB.com wrote (on August 14): “Completing a return-to-play hitting, running and defensive progression.”
Before getting hurt, Carpenter had been batting .208 with 48 hits, 13 home runs, 36 RBIs and 27 runs in 81 games.
According to the site, he is still supposed to return to MLB action this month.
Looking At Carpenter’s MLB Career
Carpenter was picked in the 19th round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
He is in the middle of his fifth season at the MLB level (all with the Tigers).
The 28-year-old is coming off a year where he hit 26 home runs with 62 RBIs.
There is no question that getting Carpenter back in action would give the Tigers a nice boost.
Over 447 career games, he is batting .258 with 374 hits, 83 home runs, 229 RBIs, 203 runs and seven stolen bases.
Looking At The Tigers Right Now
The Tigers come into Saturday as the second-place team in the American League Central with a 60-62 record in 122 games.
They are 3.5 games behind the White Sox for first in the division, which is why this series is so pivotal.
After two more games against the White Sox, the Tigers will head on the road to visit the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Monday night.
Detroit Tigers Announced Kerry Carpenter Update During White Sox Series