Cardinals' Carpenter is NL player of the week

Published April 20, 2015 3:34pm EDT | Updated May 3, 2016 12:19am EDT

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter was named National League Player of the Week on Monday.

Carpenter batted .480 in six games last week with a home run, five RBI, seven doubles and a .480 on-base percentage.

His 22 total bases were an NL-best during the week.