Carter shows mechanical progress with big game
By Brian McTaggart
MLB.com | March 17, 2013
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Astros left fielder Chris Carter has been working in the batting cage daily with hitting coach John Mallee and assistant hitting coach Dan Radison on getting his stride foot down early and making sure his back side comes through the zone.
The results were on display Sunday when Carter, the slugger acquired from the A’s in last month’s Jed Lowrie trade, went 2-for-3 with a pair of two-run homers and five RBIs in the Astros’ 11-2 win over the Jays. Carter’s four homers is tied for the team lead with Jason Castro and Brandon Laird, both of whom also homered Sunday.
“It’s still a work in progress … but it all came together today,” Carter said.