Detroit Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter was undergoing treatment Friday and resting a hamstring injury that could keep him out of Saturday’s decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians.

Carpenter left Game 4 Thursday night with a left hamstring injury he suffered scoring from second base on a Wenceel Pérez RBI single in the sixth inning in Detroit's 5-4 loss. "Kerry was seen by the doctors last night,

Carpenter, 27, has been one of the Tigers' most consistent power sources since making his debut late in 2022. Although he missed part of this year with injury, he finished with 18 homers and a .932 OPS (159 OPS+) in 296 plate appearances.