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Pederson is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Pederson is among the three regular lefties who will sit out the contest, with opposing starter Lance McCullers owning better splits against southpaws than righties. He should return to the starting nine for the series finale Sunday.

Carpenter welcomed Chris Archer to the National League by homering on the third pitch of Friday's game against the Pirates. He went 2-for-4 with a double, the home run, and two walks in the loss.

Carpenter's bat appears incapable of cooling off at this point, as he's started August off on the same heater he's been on for the last two months. The veteran infielder is 4-for-10 with a double, Friday's homer and corresponding RBI, five walks and three runs over the first three games of the new month. That follows a July in which he parlayed 31 hits into 21 RBI, largely on the strength of 11 round trippers. Carpenter's 27 homers on the season comfortably pace the field on the Cardinals and rank eighth in the majors.

Reyes was called up from Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.

Reyes will take the place of Wil Myers on the active roster after the latter was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a left foot contusion. Across 38 games with the Padres this year, Reyes is hitting .221/.270/.423 with six home runs and eight RBI. He will serve as a fourth outfielder behind Travis Jankowski, Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe while Myers is sidelined.

Pederson started in left field and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 loss to Houston.

Pederson led off the contest with a home run for the second consecutive game, but that would account for all of the offense the Dodgers could muster against Justin Verlander. The 26-year-old has really come into his own this season, slashing .261/.334/.539 with 17 homers and 44 RBI over 103 games. Pederson figures to see a healthy amount of starts versus righties, but he may cede a start or two per week to the bevy of other outfield options the club has at its disposal.

Ozuna (toe) is batting fourth and starting in left field against the Pirates on Friday, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.

Ozuna exited Thursday's contest after experiencing discomfort in one of his left toes, although it never appeared to be a serious injury. The 27-year-old is slashing .324/.342/.595 with three home runs over his last nine games as the Cardinals begin a three-game series at Pittsburgh.

Turner went 1-for-2 with a walk, a two-run home run and three runs scored Thursday against the Brewers.

Turner returned from the disabled list Thursday and wasted no time making his presence known, blasting his sixth home run of the season in the sixth inning. He has managed to accumulate only 168 at-bats this season, and taking into account his lengthy struggle with injury, the Dodgers' may limit his playing time given the depth of their infield. When he has managed to take the field, Turner has posted a .262/.362/.417 slash line.

Pederson went 2-for-6 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored Thursday against the Brewers.

Pederson started the Dodgers' offensive barrage in the first inning with a solo home run, taking Jhoulys Chacin deep, and followed that up by homering off Taylor Williams in the seventh inning to bring his home run total up to 16. He now has a nearly identical number of at-bats as he did during the 2017 season, though he has five more home runs and is slugging 130 points higher in 2018. Due to trade deadline additions, the Dodgers' lineup is more crowded, which could cause Pederson to lose playing time, though he has started three of the last four games.

Harper went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI, two runs scored and two walks in the 10-4 win over Cincinnati.

Harper now has three consecutive multi-hit games, racking up four extra-base hits and five RBI in the process. He's batting .230 now in 2018 after ending June with an abysmal .219 average. It's still been a disappointing year for the 25-year-old slugger, but it seems he's turned a corner since the All-Star break.

Belt (knee) will need another 8-to-10 days before returning from the disabled list, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Belt was placed on the 10-day disabled list July 26 after suffering a bone bruise on his knee. He'll need a little over a week before the Giants will decide whether to activate him from the DL. After Pablo Sandoval (hamstring) was ruled out for the remainder of the season, San Francisco will look forward to the return of Belt to the lineup.

Turner (groin) was activated from the 10-day disabled list and will man third base and bat third against Milwaukee on Thursday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Turner will immediately return to action after spending the minimum 10 days on the DL with a right groin strain. Across 50 games this year, he's hit just .259/.354/.398 with five home runs and 20 RBI, and will likely cede some starts to Max Muncy and Manny Machado at the hot corner as the dog days of August begin.