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Blackmon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored during Saturday's win over the Cubs.

Blackmon remains a set-and-forget fantasy star and sports a .338/.384/.635 slash line with 15 bombs, 53 RBI, five stolen bases and 51 runs. He's well on his way to a career year in every category except stolen bases, and playing half his games at Coors Field helps both his virtual floor and ceiling.

Belt went 2-for-3 with his 11th home run in Saturday's loss to Minnesota. He's likely to rest Sunday as the Giants may sit some left-handed bats against left-hander Nik Turley, manager Bruce Bochy told KNBR.com.

Belt entered Saturday hitting just .200 with a .609 OPS against left-handed pitching, so he may get a rest Sunday despite it being Turley's first career start.

Turner is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

There were no reported issues with the hamstring in Turner's return to the lineup Friday, but it seems the Dodgers don't want to push their luck. Logan Forsythe will man the hot corner in his absence, but look for Turner to be available off the bench and back in the lineup Sunday. He homered Friday -- just his second home run of the season -- and is now batting .378/.455/.510 on the year.

Turned returned from the disabled list with a bang, going 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's win over the Reds.

The home run was just Turner's second of the season, well off of last year's 27-homer pace. Despite the lack of power this season, the third baseman was carrying an impressive .379/.453/.493 slash line prior to hitting the disabled list with a bum hamstring May 18. Now that he is healthy, he should resume his role as the Dodgers' three-hole hitter going forward.

Stanton exited Saturday's game with a right wrist contusion after being struck by a fastball in the first inning.

Stanton underwent X-rays immediately following his exit from Saturday's game, which resulted in a negative test and an official listing of day-to-day by the club. This is great news, but the team figures to hold Stanton out Sunday with a scheduled off day coming for Miami on Monday.

Cespedes will not play in the second game of the doubleheader Saturday, Newsday's Marc Carig reports.

After putting the finishing touch on the first game of the day with an eighth-inning grand slam, Cespedes will get the second game off as manager Terry Collins wants to take it easy on him.

Stanton exited Saturday's game in the first inning after being hit by a pitch on his right hand/forearm, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Stanton seemed to be in pain, banging his helmet against the dugout railing as he left the field. The slugger was hit by a 95 mph fastball from Trevor Williams and was replaced by Ichiro Suzuki.

Torrens is 7-for-45 with two walks and nine strikeouts this season.

It's been a tough rookie season for Torrens, who never played past High-A before being taken in the Rule 5 draft and traded to the Padres. Even in the minors, he was touted as a good defensive backstop with average skill at the plate, so the lack of offensive production against major-league pitching from the Venezuelan catcher doesn't come as a surprise. One day, Torrens will have experience and could be looked at as a viable fantasy option, but that day doesn't seem like it's going to be anytime this season.

Colon has only three hits in 19 at-bats since joining the Marlins.

The 28-year-old was claimed off waivers by the Marlins in mid May, but the change in scenery has not yet yielded different results. Colon is slashing .167/.211/.194 with zero RBI for the season, and will most likely continue to see only sporadic opportunities with Martin Prado and Adeiny Hechavarria still on the disabled list.

Cespedes (hamstring) is back in the lineup, playing left field and batting third Saturday, Marc Carig of Newsday reports.

Although Cespedes stated before the game that he did not know if he was able to run at 100 percent, the Mets activated the slugger after going nearly a month and a half without him. Cespedes went down in late April with a pulled left hamstring and suffered a couple setbacks during recovery. With the Mets playing a doubleheader Saturday, Cespedes was added as the 26th man and will likely only play during the first game.