Milwaukee – The odds didn’t seem in his favor.
Kerry Carpenter was the only left-handed hitter in the Tigers’ starting lineup Tuesday against Brewers’ lefty starter Eric Lauer. Lefties had just one hit against Lauer this season. And Carpenter had only one at-bat against a lefty this year and it ended with a strikeout.
Baseball, man.
Carpenter came up with two on and one out in the second inning and poleaxed a 92-mph fastball from Lauer into the right-field seats. His fourth home run of the year triggered a four-run inning, the Tigers’ best single-inning outburst of the season.