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Blackmon went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored Sunday against the Braves.

Blackmon got the Rockies on the board in the third inning with a single to left field, but Atlanta would come away with an 8-7 victory in the series finale. The 32-year-old remains hot at the dish, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. He's slugged three home runs and has driven in 10 runs during that stretch.

Turner heads to the bench Sunday against the Pirates.

Turner sits after starting nine straight games. He hit just .219 over that stretch. Max Muncy slides over to third base in his absence.

Carpenter is not in the lineup Saturday against Cincinnati.

Carpenter sits for just the second time this season. Jedd Gyorko gets the start at third base in his absence.

Reyes is not in the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.

Reyes sits for just the second time in the Padres' last 15 games. He's still hitting just .192 on the season but does have six homers. Hunter Renfroe starts in right field.

Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI in a 6-3 win over the Reds on Saturday.

Ozuna hit a third-inning shot off Tyler Mahle to lift the Cardinals to a 3-2 lead and added a two-run double in the fifth. The 28-year-old raised his batting average to .270 with 10 home runs and is third in the National League with 26 RBI.

Carpenter went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run in a loss to the Reds on Friday.

Considering the 12-1 final score in favor of Cincinnati, Carpenter was essentially the only bright spot offensively for the Cardinals on the night. The veteran infielder has struggled to hit for average thus far, but he's traditionally been a slow starter. Additionally, it's worth noting Carpenter's on-base percentage, currently at .342, has been on an upward trend during the latter half of April. Moreover, he continues to square up on the ball consistently, as he's generated an impressive 29.4 percent line-drive rate and 40.0 percent hard-contact rate over 111 plate appearances thus far this season.

Harper went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and walk in a 4-0 victory against the Marlins on Friday.

The 26-year-old hasn't struck out in seven straight plate appearances, which is a big deal because he's struck out in more than 29 percent of his plate appearances. While Harper leads baseball with 20 walks, he also has a league-high 34 strikeouts. Harper's on-base (.397) and slugging percentages (.521) are where they should be, but because of all the strikeouts, he is batting just .255. He also has six homers, 17 RBI and 16 runs with a stolen base in 94 at-bats.

Pederson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

The Cubs have deployed three left-handed starting pitchers in the series, resulting in the lefty-hitting Pederson moving to the bench for all three contests. Alex Verdugo will get the nod in left field in Pederson's stead.

Ozuna went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Milwaukee.

Ozuna was 2-for-16 over his last five games -- though he did walk six times in that stretch -- but busted out in a big way Wednesday with the three-run homer. The 28-year-old is slashing .272/.366/.654 with nine home runs and 21 RBI through 81 at-bats.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs in Colorado's 9-5 victory over the Nationals on Wednesday.

Blackmon blasted his third long ball of the season with this fourth-inning solo shot off Anibal Sanchez. The 32-year-old got off to a slow start at the dish, but he's looking more like his old self lately, as he's now slashing .279/.333/.471 with three homers, five doubles and three triples through 104 at-bats.