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Belt went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Monday's 6-5 loss to San Diego.

Belt made his first start in left field this season, opening up first base for new acquisition Tyler Austin. The former is no stranger to moving to the outfield, logging 76 games at the position over his seven-year career. Austin is expected to eventually move to left, but Belt will occupy the position (at least against southpaws) in the interim. The 31-year-old is slashing .237/.310/.500 through 11 games.

Carpenter, who went 1-for-4 with a run in a win over the Dodgers on Monday, has hit safely in five straight games.

The veteran infielder has laced three of his four doubles on the season during that stretch as well, although he's hasn't posted a multi-hit effort since March 31. Carpenter's power has yet to emerge in the new season after he blasted a career-high 36 home runs last season, but he was a slow starter on that front in 2018 as well -- he only had two round trippers through the end of April before launching 34 from May through August.

Ozuna went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Monday.

Ozuna looks to be heating up at the dish after a slow start, as he mashed his second homer in four games with a first-inning two-run blast off Hyun-Jin Ryu. He's still hitting just .229 through 35 at-bats, but hopefully the recent show of power is a sign the veteran is ready for a hot streak that will pump his average back up toward his career mark of .277.

Reyes is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Reyes is just 2-for-22 (.091) through 10 games this season, so he'll head to the bench for the second time in three games as Hunter Renfroe picks up another start in right field in his place.

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

Turner has started the last six games for the Dodgers, going 8-for-25 with a pair of RBI and three runs scored in those contests. He'll take a seat for Monday's series opener, allowing Alex Verdugo to pick up a start in the outfield while Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy man first and third base, respectively.

Blackmon went 2-for-2 with a double, triple, one RBI, a run scored and two walks in Sunday's 12-6 loss to the Dodgers.

It's been a slow start for Blackmon as his two extra-base hits Sunday matched his total in nine previous games this season. He bumped his on-base percentage to .356, much more in line with the .358 he posted last season.

Reyes is starting in right field and batting fifth against the Cardinals on Sunday.

Reyes was held out of the lineup Saturday as he has begun the season 2-for-19, but he returns to action for the series finale. The Padres will start Hunter Renfroe, Manuel Margot and Reyes in the outfield from left to right, with Wil Myers taking the day off.

Belt went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the Giants' 6-4 win over Tampa Bay Saturday.

Belt hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning off Ryan Yarbrough, increasing the San Francisco lead to three runs. He also had an RBI single in the third inning. The 30-year old has his batting average up to .250 and has three home runs and eight RBI for the season.

Ozuna went 1-for-3 with two-run homer in a 6-4 loss to the Padres on Saturday.

Ozuna was back in the lineup Friday after an MRI on Thursday revealed no major concerns with his strained side. Ozuna's fifth-inning homer means that the outfielder has now hit safely in six of seven games he's played, and his batting average is now up to .250 on the season.

Ozuna (side) went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Padres on Friday.

Ozuna was back in the lineup Friday after an MRI on Thursday revealed no major concerns with his strained side. The veteran outfielder was right back in his usual cleanup spot for Friday's contest, and he's now hit safely in five of the six games he's suited up for thus far. However, concerns linger about Ozuna's overall power, worries that are exacerbated by the fact he has only one extra-base hit (a double) through his first 26 plate appearances.