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It’s merely a procedural move to bring Justin Verlander off the injured list for his final career start. Carpenter has been out with plantar fasciitis since late July.

Carpenter has been out with plantar faciitis in his left foot since late July. The 29-year-old corner outfielder is hoping to make it back before the conclusion of the regular season, but he would likely be limited to a platoon role, if that happens.

There should be an idea of Carpenter’s next steps in the coming days, but his odds of returning this season feel extremely low. The power-hitting corner outfielder landed on the injured list with plantar fasciitis back in late July.

Carpenter was going to need some extra time off to put the lingering foot issue to bed and the Tigers can’t really afford to play with a shortened bench while trying to remain in playoff contention. The 28-year-old has had an uncharacteristically poor campaign at the dish, slashing .208/.276/.416 with 13 homers across 259 plate appearances.

No surprise since Carpenter has been battling a lingering heel issue for the last week, which led to his early exit from Sunday’s series finale against the Royals. It could wind up becoming an injured list situation if he’s not feeling better in a couple days, especially since the Tigers are trying to remain in playoff contention heading up to next week’s trade deadline. It’ll be versatile Zach McKinstry taking over in right field in his absence.

Carpenter missed Tuesday’s game with the same issue. The Tigers might want to give him some time off to try to get back to 100 percent. He’s certainly not helping as is while going 6-for-52 with no extra-base hits or RBI this month.

Carpenter is at DH and hitting sixth following a brief one-game absence due to a bruised heel. The 28-year-old slugger has been struggling recently, hitting .091 (4-for-44) with one homer over his last 15 games.

Carpenter has been scuffling at the dish recently and has also been playing through a bruised heel that caused him to make an early exit from Monday’s series opener. The hope for the Tigers is that the extra time off puts the issue to bed.

Carpenter is 3-for-34 with no extra-base hits or RBI this month, dropping his OPS from .810 to .722. He put four balls in play today and none of them topped 90 mph. Considering his inability to hit lefties and his lack of defensive value, Carpenter is quite the liability when he’s not crushing righties. The Tigers need a lot more from him than this.

Carpenter put Minnesota ahead with a grand slam off Astros starter Kai-Wei Teng in the third innings. It was his 12th round-tripper of the season and third career grand slam. The 28-year-old righty-mashing corner outfielder has gone deep in back-to-back contests and has left the yard six times since the start of June.

Carpenter broke the game open with his 412-foot (105.3-mph EV) two-run shot off of Spencer Arrighetti in the third inning that increased the Tigers’ lead to 3-0. He struck out in each of his three other at-bats in the ballgame. For the season, the 28-year-old slugger is now hitting .220/.296/.470 with 11 home runs and 31 RBI.

The Tigers trailed by a run entering the sixth inning when Dillon Dingler smacked a leadoff single and Riley Greene worked a one-out walk. Carpenter then blooped a two-run double into center just in front of the outstretched glove of a diving Tristan Peters. That proved to be the difference in the ballgame. On the season, the 28-year-old slugger is now slashing .234/.313/.497 with 10 homers and 29 RBI in 166 plate appearances.

Carpenter’s homer was a solo shot off Peter Lambert in the seventh, one of just two hits the Tigers would collect against him. The lefty-swinging slugger has remained in his usual platoon role this season, but his strikeout rate has jumped over 30% to go along with a declining barrel rate. Carpenter’s track record suggests he’ll turn it around, but those metrics are worth watching.

Carpenter punctuated a three-run rally off of Bryan Woo in the third inning with a 347-foot (95.2-mph EV) two-run shot to right field. The 28-year-old slugger also struck out twice in the ballgame, finishing the night 1-for-4. On the season, he’s now slashing .239/.308/.504 with eight homers and 22 RBI in 133 plate appearances.

The 28-year-old slugger returns to a struggling Tigers’ lineup after just two minor league rehab games at Triple-A Toledo. He’ll serve as the team’s designated hitter and bat cleanup against Sean Burke for Sunday’s series finale against the White Sox in Chicago. Before landing on the injured list, Carpenter was hitting .216/.299/.451 with six homers and 17 RBI in his first 117 plate appearances.

It sounded like the original plan was to activate him Monday, but now Carpenter, on the IL with a strained shoulder, could rejoin the Tigers on Sunday. Gage Workman, Zack Short and Hao-Yu Lee are probably the candidates to be replaced on the Tigers’ roster. One will go for Carpenter, and another figures to exit to make room for Gleyber Torres sometime soon.

The 28-year-old slugger has been shelved since May 10 due to a sprained left shoulder. The Tigers’ offense has floundered miserably over the past few weeks, so a quick return to action would definitely help the cause. Expect him to remain there through the weekend and if all goes well he could be ready to return for Monday’s series opener against the Rays in Tampa Bay.

Gage Workman is replacing him on the roster. Carpenter was hurt Saturday while running into the side wall down the right field line on Bobby Witt Jr.'s inside-the-park homer. The Tigers will probably give Colt Keith more time at DH with Carpenter out, which would open up starts for Workman at third. Wenceel Pérez is also in line for some extra at-bats as a right fielder.

Carpenter was hurt running into the side wall on Bobby Witt Jr.'s inside-the-park homer and is probably going to be day-to-day. It might be best if he DH’s a little bit, opening up some more starts for Wenceel Pérez.

Carpenter might have been hurt running into the side wall down the right field line while bungling Bobby Witt Jr.'s inside-the-park homer. Wenceel Pérez replaced him.