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Red Hot Tigers Farmhand Could be Answer if Kerry Carpenter Hits Injured List

Detroit Tigers On SI·Dominic Minchella·22 days ago
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Against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night, Detroit Tigers right fielder Kerry Carpenter ran over to the wall to try to stop a ground ball with eyes hit by Bobby Witt Jr. Carpenter raced over and not only let the ball squeak by him, but banged into the outfield wall, hard. Witt Jr. would come around to score an inside-the-park home run against Detroit to give Kansas City a quick 2-0 lead, deflating the Tigers amid a horrendous stretch of baseball. Carpenter would be removed in the third inning and replaced by Wenceel Perez following stiffness in his shoulder. The Tigers are already beaten up, with several pitchers and hitters on the injured list, players who could help get Detroit out of the rut it finds itself in. If Carpenter's shoulder injury is significant enough, the franchise could lose another key player in the lineup.…

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