St. Louis Cardinals 3B, Matt Carpenter, has been named the National League Player of the Week for the week of April 13th - April 19th. He finished the week 12-for-25 while leading the league in total bases with 22 and doubles with 7. He concluded the week by helping the Cardinals finish off the sweep of their intradivisional rivals, the Cincinnati Reds, by launching a solo home run to leadoff the game on Sunday afternoon in Busch Stadium. (mlb.com)
Fantasy Impact
Carpenter has gotten off to a very strong start to the 2015 season. Through 11 games, he is slashing .400/.449/.689 with 10 runs, 2 HR, and 10 RBI. The Cardinals are off Monday night to travel to Washington where they will face Gio Gonzalez, Doug Fister, and Max Scherzer.