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- Updated: May 15, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Slumping slugger Chris Carter was absent from the Brewers’ lineup Saturday, but that did not mean he had the day off. Carter spent the afternoon in the batting cage under Miller Park, taking swing after swing — 40-50 in all — in an effort to correct a minor flaw he believed was contributing to the deepest funk of his debut season in Milwaukee.
On Sunday afternoon, Carter’s slump reached 0-for-23 before he emerged. With a monstrous solo home run, a single and a go-ahead double, Carter had a fresh start while the Brewers had a 3-2 win over the Padres at Miller Park.
“To be able to make the adjustment on the fly, after you work on it, that’s huge in those situations when you’re struggling a little bit,” Carter said.
With his 443-foot home run off Padres starter Cesar Vargas, Carter has as many homers this season (11) as Bryce Harper. He leads the Brewers …
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