After a quick start in his first 11 games this season, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter added his first National League Player of the Week honor to his recent list of accomplishments.
During the second full week of Major League Baseball of 2015, which spanned from April 13-19, Carpenter compiled a .480 batting average to go along 5 RBIs . The two-time All Star has helped St. Louis take an early two-game lead in the NL Central with consistent play, as Carpenter produced multi-hit efforts in all six games last week and delivered a crucial leadoff home run in Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Cincinnati.