23 Chris Carter, LF

Astros outfielder Chris Carter smacked his ninth home run of the season Sunday afternoon against the Rangers.

Carter took reliever Derek Lowe deep in the eighth inning for a three-run home run. He finished 1 for 3 with a walk, a run scored and three RBI in a 12-7 defeat.

Carter has homered twice in his last five games played. He is hitting .228 with nine homers and 22 RBI in 127 at-bats.

Astros left fielder Chris Carter followed up a three-run homer Tuesday by hitting his eighth home run of the year in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Angels. He also avoided striking out for the second straight game, the first time this season he's put two consecutive games together with no strikeouts.

Carter has a .212 batting average on the year and has only struck out twice in 13 at-bats over his last five games.

Astros outfielder Chris Carter mashed his seventh home run in Tuesday's win over the Angels.

In typical Carter fashion, the home run was his only hit and it raised his batting average to .209. However, Carter didn't strike out for only the third time in 32 games. He still owns a league-leading 51 strikeouts.

Astros slugger Chris Carter is expected to see more time at first base and designated hitter, the Houston Chronicle reports Monday. Carter has mostly played in left field, but that has not been successful. 

Carter is batting .207 with six homers and 14 RBI over 111 at-bats. He's 1 for 14 (.071) in 15 May plate appearances with five strikeouts.