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Turner is out of Tuesday's lineup against Cincinnati, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Turner will get a breather after picking up a pair of hits in Monday night's win. With Turner riding the bench, Max Muncy will move to the hot corner, which opens up a spot at first base for David Freese.

Ozuna went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a solo home run in a loss to the Brewers on Monday.

Ozuna did his best to try to bring the Cardinals back over his last two at-bats, singling home Matt Carpenter to knot the game at 6-6 in the sixth and then launching a 419-foot solo blast to left in the ninth. Ozuna has gone 8-for-17 with two doubles, an impressive four homers and eight RBI in his last four contests. The power surge has progressively put concerns about his surgically repaired shoulder to rest from an offensive perspective, though Ozuna is still diligently working to get his velocity and accuracy on throws back up to par.

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Monday's 4-3 win over the Reds.

His seventh blast of the year was a dramatic one, as he took Cincy closer Raisel Iglesias deep for a walkoff homer. Pederson now sports a .255/.382/.691 slash line through 17 games, and if the 26-year-old keeps raking, he won't have to worry about a potential timeshare with Alex Verdugo.

Reyes went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Monday's 5-2 loss to Colorado.

Reyes now has four homers this year, all coming in the last eight games. After an impressive 16 long balls in 261 at-bats last season, the 23-year-old slugger is currently operating on an even better pace despite his .222 batting average.

Winker is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.

Despite emerging as the Reds' hottest hitter with four home runs in his last five games, Winker will retreat to the bench with a tough lefty (Clayton Kershaw) on the mound for the Dodgers. Winker will continue to sit against southpaws every so often, but the 25-year-old should otherwise maintain a relatively stable role as the team's leadoff hitter.

Belt (neck) went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Sunday in the Giants' 4-0 loss to the Rockies.

Like most of his Giants teammates, Belt couldn't muster any offense against Rockies starter German Marquez, who tossed a one-hit complete game. Belt at least proved his health by playing all nine innings a day after he was scratched from the lineup with a stiff neck.

Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a win over the Reds on Sunday.

Carpenter's 389-foot shot to left center in the seventh snapped a 4-4 tie and served as his first round tripper since March 31. The 33-year-old ramped up his hard contact over the two-game set in Monterrey, Mexico against the Reds, as he also laced his first triple of the campaign in Saturday's contest.

Winker went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 9-5 loss to St. Louis.

Make that four homers in the last five games for Winker, who started the season 1-for-24. All eight of his RBI this season have come in the last five games as well.

Ozuna went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's 9-5 win over the Reds.

Ozuna didn't hit his fifth homer until early June last season but has done it in just 51 at-bats this season. He started the day with a three-run shot in the first inning to give the Cardinals an early lead.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in the Dodgers' 7-1 win over the Brewers on Sunday.

Pederson continued his early-season power surge, blasting his sixth long ball of the season with this second-inning solo shot off Jhoulys Chacin. The 26-year-old has a 1.012 OPS through 51 at-bats, so he's off to a great start; however, his vast struggles against left-handed pitching he's demonstrated throughout his career mean he figures to continue to rotate out in matchups against southpaws.