Two career marks were reached with one swing of the bat as Matt Carpenter delivered a 387ft liner into the right field seats on Tuesday night. Besides tying the game 4-4, it was the 30th home run for Carpenter and runs 200, 201, and 202 driven in.
He added another RBI with a sacrifice fly an inning later. It was the second game this season Carpenter has driven in four runs.
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His goal at the plate this season was to be more aggressive and return to more of an approach from 2013, that of a good hitter that could walk, but wasn’t looking for one. The argument can be made Matt’s better now than two years ago.
“I do,” agreed Carpenter on the question. “Physically, I feel good and my swing feels good. Mentally, I’m in a good spot. It’s just a matter of going out and repeating it. This game is hard–there’s a lot of distractions, you never know what life’s going to throw at you.
“If you can go at it one day at a time and just play in the moment, I think that can have a big impact. That’s what I’ve been trying to do so far this season. I’ve been able to do that for the most part, hopefully, I can keep that going.”
Carpenter entered the game leading the Majors with 14 doubles, 19 extra-base hits, and 16 multi-hit games.
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