Tigers shuffle lineup, moving Colt Keith and Kevin McGonigle to the top
Kerry Carpenter slid down to No. 5 in the lineup after 10 strikeouts in the first four games hitting in the leadoff spot.
Phoenix – Kerry Carpenter gets it, on two levels. He understands why manager AJ Hinch adjusted the Tigers’ batting order before the game Tuesday. And he understands that, just five games into the season, it’s not permanent.
“I trust him with the lineup,” said Carpenter, who had one hit and 10 strikeouts in the first four games hitting in the leadoff spot. “I’ll do whatever they tell me to do. The first four, I didn’t really help the team at the top of the lineup.
Whatever works. ” Hinch moved Colt Keith, who came in hitting . 429, to the top spot and rookie Kevin McGonigle into the No.
2 spot. Carpenter slid down to the No. 5 spot between Riley Greene (No.