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Pederson is not in the lineup Thursday against the Padres, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Pederson is 4-for-7 with three home runs and four RBI over the past two games, but he'll head to the bench with a lefty in Joey Lucchesi starting for the Padres. Kris Negron is starting in right field and hitting eighth in this one.

Turner is not in the lineup Thursday against the Padres, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Turner will sit for a second straight game, presumably to rest and get right ahead of the playoffs; the third baseman recently returned from an ankle injury that kept him sidelined for nearly two weeks. Jedd Gyorko is starting at third base and hitting seventh in his place.

Blackmon is not in Thursday's lineup against the Giants.

Blackmon will sit for the second time in four games as the Rockies go with a younger outfield consisting of Raimel Tapia, Yonathan Daza and Sam Hilliard for Thursday's series finale. The veteran outfielder has appeared in 20 games this month, slashing .300/.388/.543 with four home runs and a 9:9 BB:K.

Pederson went 3-for-3 with two solo home runs, a walk and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Padres.

Pederson surpassed his own franchise record with his ninth leadoff homer of the season to kick off the scoring, then went deep again in the fifth inning. For good measure, he drove home his third run of the game with a sacrifice fly to plate an insurance run in the ninth frame. The 27-year-old is enjoying his finest season at the plate, establishing career highs in homers (35), RBI (72), runs scored (81) and hits (110).

Turner is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Padres.

Turner will head to the bench Wednesday as the Dodgers look to rest the veteran third baseman ahead of the playoffs. In his place, Matt Beaty is starting at third base and hitting third.

Ramirez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mets.

Ramirez is slashing .270/.333/.381 with one home run and seven RBI through 21 games this month. Lewis Brinson is covering right field in his place Wednesday, with Jon Berti picking up a start in center field.

Ozuna is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

Ozuna is one of multiple starters sitting for the Cardinals on Wednesday. The outfielder played all 19 innings during Tuesday's 3-2 loss, going 0-for-6 with a pair of walks. Tyler O'Neill is starting in left field and hitting fifth in his stead.

Blackmon went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and two walks in a marathon win over the Giants on Tuesday.

Blackmon's lone hit helped end the extra-inning affair, as he crushed a 422-foot shot to center field in the top of the 16th frame to plate the winning runs. The homer was a rare moment of success away from home for Blackmon this season; his .256/.296/.433 slash line and 10 long balls on the road pale in comparison to the elite .387/.442/.751 line and 21 round trippers he has posted in Colorado.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Padres on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old checked in with his 33rd long ball of the season courtesy of a ninth-inning solo shot off Michel Baez. Pederson's splits remain drastic, with an .892 OPS in 386 at-bats against right-handed pitching this season compared to a .516 mark in just 48 at-bats against lefties. However, that hasn't stopped him from posting a solid overall campaign at the dish, with a .244/.336/.521 slash line in 144 games.

Miller went 3-for-7 with two home runs and four RBI across both games of the team's doubleheader Tuesday against the Nationals.

Miller started both games in left field but did his damage in the second game of the doubleheader. He took Max Scherzer deep in the first inning for a three-run homer and followed that up with a solo shot in the fourth frame. The effort marks his second multi-homer effort in his last four starts, bringing his homer total to 10 on the season.