MLB Player News

Pederson will sit against lefty Patrick Sandoval and the Angels on Friday.

Pederson has started just once against a lefty this season. A.J. Pollock will start in left field in his absence.

Belt is not in the lineup Friday against the Athletics.

Belt went 1-for-15 over the past four games and will head to the bench with southpaw Jesus Luzardo starting for the A's. Wilmer Flores receives the start at first base for San Francisco.

Dickerson is not in the lineup Friday against the A's.

Dickerson seemed likely to start Friday with righty Frankie Montas set to take the mound, but Montas was scratched with a back issue, causing the A's to turn to lefty Jesus Luzardo. Darin Ruf will start in left field for the Giants.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Padres.

Turner pulled the Dodgers away for good with a three-run shot off reliever Craig Stammen in the bottom of the eighth inning. It was Turner's second three-run shot in his last five days, and those have been the only two times the slugging third baseman has gone yard this season. Turner is beginning to see the ball better of late and is currently riding a seven-game hitting streak while slashing .320/.393/.640 in that span.

Winker went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Royals.

With multiple hits in five of his last six games, Winker has raised average nearly 200 points to .333. He's 11-for-his-last-17 and has five extra-base hits in that span, including his first three homers of 2020. It's also worth noting that Winker has started against each of the last three lefties the Reds have faced, so it seems he's finally getting a chance to establish himself as an everyday player.

Ozuna went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a double during Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the Yankees.

Ozuna put the Braves on the board with his 436-foot shot to left in the sixth inning, and he also hit a two-bagger earlier in the contest. The 29-year-old has a .273/.372/.530 slash line with four homers, five doubles and 11 RBI through 19 games.

Blackmon went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks.

Blackmon scored on a Nolan Arenado homer in the fourth inning and a Daniel Murphy single in the eighth after previously plating Trevor Story with the aforementioned double. It was the sixth consecutive multi-hit game for Blackmon, who is 17-for-23 with two homers, eight RBI and 10 runs scored in that span. The outfielder has hit safely in 15 straight games and now owns a .500/.527/.721 slash line with three homers, 20 RBI and 18 runs scored in 17 contests.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, two runs scored and a walk Tuesday against the Orioles.

Harper hit a clutch two-run home run in the eighth inning to tie the game at five. It was his fourth home run of the season, and second in as many games. Through 48 plate appearances this season, Harper has a stellar .324/.479/.676 line with 12 runs scored and 10 RBI.

Blackmon went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI in Monday's 12-8 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Blackmon simply can't be stopped right now. His fifth straight multi-hit game boosted his season slash line to a ridiculous .484/.514/.703 through 16 games. The veteran outfielder is on a 14-game hitting streak and has already reached the 20-RBI mark.

Harper went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 13-8 win over the Braves.

Harper put the Phils ahead early with his third home run of the season and later singled and scored on a J.T. Realmuto long ball. Just like that, the 27-year-old outfielder is batting over .300 and his OPS is once again north of 1.000. He also chipped in his first stolen base last week.