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Harper went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Monday's win over the Marlins.

That gives the 25-year-old 100 RBI on the season, the first time he's reached that mark in his career in what seems like his last season as a Nat. Harper's .245 batting average on the year is disappointing, but he's already set a new career high with 126 walks, and he's one run shy of 100 for the season to go along with 34 homers and 12 steals.

Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Brewers on Monday.

Ozuna gave the Cardinals a temporary 4-3 lead via his 414-foot shot to center with Paul DeJong aboard in the sixth. The slugging outfielder has now gone deep on seven occasions in September, easily his best figure in a full month this season. Ozuna's struggles with the long ball earlier in 2018 appear to have primarily been a result of his shoulder impingement, as the aforementioned power surge has come subsequent to a stint on the disabled list to address the issue.

Reyes went 2-for-4 with two RBI on Monday against the Giants.

Reyes drove an RBI-single to right field in the third inning and later had a productive groundout to drive in his second run of the game. He's slowed down from a power perspective as he has only one extra-base hit across his last 10 games. However, he has remained productive, going 13-for-37 with five runs scored and five RBI in that span.

Pederson is not in the lineup Monday against the Diamondbacks, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

As per usual, Pederson will head to the bench for Monday's series opener with a southpaw in Robbie Ray toeing the rubber for the Diamondbacks. Chris Taylor will start in left field and leadoff in Pederson's place.

Carpenter went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a win over the Giants on Sunday.

Carpenter put a bow on the scoring for the Cardinals with an impressive 425-foot shot right in the eighth, surprisingly his first homer of September. Carpenter has reached safely in six straight games, but he's slumped badly at the plate during the month to the tune of a .178/.315/.247 line across 89 plate appearances. While a .255 BABIP during that stretch could be partly to blame, a bigger culprit is the eight-point-plus bump in strikeout rate (20.8 percent to 29.2 percent) that Carpenter has seen compared to August.

Pederson is on the bench Sunday against left-hander Joey Lucchesi and the Padres, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Pederson owns an excellent .412 average with a 1.382 OPS and five homers over his last 10 games. As usual, however, he'll remain in a platoon role Sunday, with Chris Taylor starting in left field versus a southpaw on the hill.

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored against the Padres on Saturday.

Pederson hit a leadoff home run against Jacob Nix for his 24th long ball of the season and later hit his 26th double, also against Nix. Pederson has swung a hot bat of late, smacking five homers and four doubles across his last 10 appearances. That's helped him to a .529 slugging percentage, which would be a career-best mark by 34 points.

Turner went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a double and a run scored Saturday against the Padres.

Turner recorded only one hit, but made it a timely one, driving in two runs with his 28th double of the season in the third inning. He's been battling a wrist injury across the last week, and it has seemingly affected his performance as he has managed only three hits across 15 at-bats in that span. However, he now has extra-base hits in back-to-back games

Pederson is not in Friday's starting lineup against the Padres, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Pederson is slated for a night off with left-hander Eric Lauer set to toe the rubber for the opposition. Matt Kemp will shift to left field and Enrique Hernandez will man center with Pederson on the bench.

Belt had season-ending right knee surgery Friday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Belt went under the knife to clean up his meniscus, effectively putting an end to his 2018 season. He finished with a .255/.344/.415 slash line through 113 ballgames. Manager Bruce Bochy stated that Belt will be ready for the start of spring training.