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Reyes isn't starting Wednesday against the Phillies.

Reyes is taking a seat for a second consecutive game after he went 0-for-7 with four strikeouts over his last two matchups. Willson Contreras will serve as the designated hitter while Yan Gomes starts at catcher.

Ozuna is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Washington, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Ozuna went 2-for-7 with a home run, a double, a walk and two RBI while starting against right-handed pitchers the past two days, but he'll cede designated hitter duties to Robbie Grossman in the series finale. Atlanta will likely take a committee approach to the DH spot over the final week of the regular season, making it difficult to depend on Ozuna seeing consistent at-bats.

Vogelbach isn't starting Wednesday against Miami.

Vogelbach is on the bench for the fifth time in the last seven games since left-hander Jesus Luzardo is starting for the Marlins. Mark Vientos will serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh.

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple and an additional run and RBI in a 5-2 victory over Colorado on Tuesday.

Pederson deposited German Marquez's first offering of the night over the center field fence before adding valuable insurance with an RBI triple and run in the seventh inning. The 30-year-old has rebounded nicely from a four-game hitless stretch by batting 8-for-22 over his last five games, though all hits were singles prior to Tuesday's pair of extra-base knocks.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 2-1 loss against the Cubs.

Harper provided all the offense for the Phillies on Tuesday with an RBI double in the top of the sixth inning. He also led off the ninth inning with a base hit but was quickly erased after J.T. Realmuto grounded into a fielder's choice. The two-hit effort comes after Harper was just 1-for-16 with seven strikeouts in his previous five games. He is slashing .292/.371/.540 through 391 plate appearances this season.

Morel went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-1 victory over the Phillies.

Morel grooved a first-pitch slider from Phillies ace Zack Wheeler for a distance of 374 feet to right field for his 15th long ball of the season. It was just his second homer in September despite seeing fairly regular playing time this month. The long ball was timely, as Morel is batting just .182 in 44 September at-bats with a 21:9 K:BB.

McCutchen isn't starting Tuesday against the Cardinals.

After going 2-for-16 in the last series against Cincinnati, McCutchen will step aside Tuesday in order to let Keston Hiura serve as the Brewers' designated hitter. Hiura will bat sixth in the order.

Meneses went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Marlins.

The 30-year-old rookie put the Nationals on the board in the top of the first inning with the two-run drive to center field. The home run was his second in as many days and his 12th since being called up from Triple-A Syracuse in early August. With a .943 OPS through his first 200 big-league plate appearances, Meneses has likely secured a full-time role for the Nationals entering the 2023 season.

Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

It's the third straight game on the bench for Pederson, this time with a righty (Drey Jameson) on the mound for Arizona. Thairo Estrada will move to left field while Ford Proctor starts at the keystone.

Vogelbach is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Vogelbach finds himself on the bench for a third straight game as Oakland sends out another left-handed pitcher (JP Sears). Pete Alonso will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Darin Ruf starts at first base.