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Ruf is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Ruf went 2-for-14 with a home run and three walks while starting in each of the past five games, but he benefited from the Giants opposing four left-handed pitchers during that stretch. Right-hander Zac Gallen is on the bump for the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, and Ruf now appears likely to settle into a short-side platoon role at either first base, left field or designated hitter moving forward.

Mercedes is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks and right-handed starting pitcher Zac Gallen, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Mercedes will be on the bench for the series finale after he started in four of the Giants' first six games out of the All-Star break while going 3-for-14 with two doubles, two walks and two runs and an RBI. With the lefty-hitting Tommy La Stella (illness) returning from the COVID-19-related injured list Tuesday, the righty-hitting Mercedes may have to settle for a short-side platoon role at designated hitter or in left field moving forward.

Turner (abdomen) is starting Wednesday against the Nationals, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

Turner missed the last five games due to an abdominal issue, but he'll start at the hot corner and bat fifth during Wednesday's series finale against the Nationals. Over his last seven games, the 37-year-old has hit .375 with two doubles, eight RBI and four runs.

Turner (abdomen) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.

The Dodgers were hoping Turner would be able to start Tuesday, but he is not ready to do so just yet. He was able to exercise and run pregame, according to David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports, so he may be available off the bench and could be ready to get back in the lineup Wednesday.

Pederson is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Pederson finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in the past five games since southpaw Tyler Gilbert is pitching for Arizona. Darin Ruf will man left field and bat third for the Giants on Tuesday.

Vogelbach will sit Tuesday versus the Yankees.

Vogelbach will take a seat as the Mets take on the Yankees and left-hander Jordan Montgomery. The 29-year-old went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored in his debut with the Mets on Sunday. J.D. Davis will take over at designated hitter and bat eighth against the Yankees.

Ozuna went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.

It was Ozuna's first multi-hit performance since July 3, and he slashed a sluggish .179/.246/.339 in 15 games between those efforts. The 31-year-old hasn't been able to put together any extended hot streaks yet this season, but unless Atlanta makes a major addition at the trade deadline, Ozuna's playing time seems secure with Adam Duvall (wrist) done for the year.

Turner (abdomen) felt better while taking part in pregame activities Monday and could return to the lineup either Tuesday or Wednesday against the Nationals, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Manager Dave Roberts stated earlier in the day that it was possible Turner could end up on the injured list, but after doing some work in pregame Monday, he appears to have changed the skipper's mind. Turner will continue to be labeled day-to-day moving forward.

Turner (abdomen) isn't starting Monday's game against the Nationals, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Turner is out of the lineup for a fourth consecutive game as he continues to deal with an abdominal injury, and manager Dave Roberts said Monday that the 37-year-old could require an IL stint. Jake Lamb is serving as the designated hitter while Trayce Thompson starts in left field Monday.

Harper wasn't cleared Monday to have pins removed from his surgically repaired left thumb and will be re-evaluated in one week, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Harper will meet with his surgeon next Monday with the hope that he's shown enough healing from the procedure to have the pins removed. If that ends up being the case, Harper could be cleared to resume light baseball activities, but the reigning National League MVP still looks to be several weeks away from returning from the 10-day injured list. The fact that the Phillies haven't yet moved Harper to the 60-day IL keeps a return before the final week of August in play.