MLB Player News

Winker was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Monday.

With Zack Cozart (quadriceps) and Bronson Arroyo (shoulder) both landing on the disabled list, the top prospect will make a return trip to the big leagues to help fill the void. Winker still hasn't shown much power in the minor leagues, compiling just two home runs in 64 games this season, but his .317 batting average and 33:32 K:BB in that span give him some appeal, especially in the hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park. It may be tough to get regular at-bats with Scott Schebler, Adam Duvall and Billy Hamilton occupying the outfield spots at the moment, but Winker could be a fixture in the lineup for the next three games with the Reds having the DH spot available for their series in Tampa Bay this week.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a base hit and a walk in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Reds.

Turner's homers have been scarcer than most expected, but when health has prevailed, he's offset the power outage by hitting .385 on the season, which will put him in the mix for his first career batting title once he picks up enough at-bats to qualify. The third baseman's hit streak now sits at 13 games, three shy of the career-best mark he established in April.

Ozuna finished 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Braves.

With the Marlins trailing 4-2 in the eighth inning, Ozuna tied the ballgame with a 395-foot shot to left center. Miami went on to lose 5-4, but it was another productive day for Ozuna, who is now slashing .324/.391/.583 in 289 plate appearances this season.

Belt is batting fifth in the order during Sunday's game against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Belt has spent the past month primarily hitting out of the three hole for the Giants, but he will find himself batting fifth for the first time this season Sunday. Manager Bruce Bochy hopes that the shift in the order will help jump-start Belt's ice-cold bat, as the 29-year-old is hitless in his previous 17 at-bats. Brandon Crawford will occupy the third spot in the order Sunday.

Pederson will start in center field and lead off Sunday against the Reds, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Both of the Dodgers' primary leadoff options in recent games, Chris Taylor and Chase Utley, will receive days off in the series finale, so Pederson will jump four spots in the order to set the table for Los Angeles. Over 27 at-bats as the Dodgers' No. 1 hitter this season, Pederson has recorded seven hits and has scored five runs.

Cespedes is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Manager Terry Collins had previously announced that Cespedes would be getting Sunday off after starting three straight games from Thursday to Saturday. The timing is a bit unfortunate, as the star left fielder is coming off a monster four-hit game from Saturday's contest. Curtis Granderson will hold down left field in his absence, but Cespedes should be back in the lineup Monday against the Dodgers.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 10-2 win over Cincinnati.

The homer was Pederson's second in as many days, and he appears to have rediscovered the power stroke that evaded him through the first two injury-plagued months of the season. The Dodgers have two matchups against soft-tossing righties (Bronson Arroyo and Scott Feldman) on the docket, making the 25-year-old a strong short-term play with potential for more if he can keep things rolling.

Carpenter went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 11-2 win over the Orioles.

Carpenter has his average up to .250 following Friday's effort, which also extended his hitting streak to 10 games. The veteran infielder is sporting an impressive 26.1 percent line-drive rate and 47.8 percent hard-contact rate over his first 15 games of June, which has already led to 11 extra-base hits (seven doubles, four homers), three more than he compiled in all of May.

Belt is not in the lineup Saturday against the Rockies, Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

Belt has been rather ineffective at the dish recently, going hitless in each of his last four tilts. That, in combination with the left-handed Kyle Freeland toeing the rubber for the Rockies, likely led to Belt's rest day Saturday in favor of Buster Posey at first base. With the right-handed Tyler Chatwood scheduled to start Sunday, expect Belt to rejoin the lineup for the matinee series finale at hitter-friendly Coors Field.

Turner is not in the lineup for Saturday's contest against the Reds, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Turner has started six of the seven games since returning from a hamstring injury, so Saturday will likely serve as just a routine day off for him. Since his return, the 32-year-old third baseman has slashed .400/.500/.560 and has collected hits in all seven contests. He should rejoin the lineup Sunday, while Logan Forsythe will man the hot corner in his place Saturday.