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Turner (hand) is back in the lineup Friday against the Giants.

He was out of the lineup Thursday due to swelling in his left hand, the result of being hit by a pitch Wednesday night. However, Turner was able to pinch hit Thursday and is back in the lineup Friday, manning third and batting cleanup against lefty Madison Bumgarner. The 31-year-old Turner is 8-for-36 (.222 average) with two homers and seven strikeouts in his career against Bumgarner.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.

Trayce Thompson will man center field and bat sixth for a second straight day, with another lefty due up in Madison Bumgarner. Pederson has collected eight hits (including one homer) in 28 at-bats so far this season, but he's also struck multiple times in four games and 12 times in total. It looks like he may be in a strict platoon for the foreseeable future.

Turner (undisclosed) came on to pinch hit Thursday and collected an RBI single in his lone at-bat.

Turner was poised to get the night off Thursday after being hit by two pitches in his previous game, but he was able to push through any lingering soreness to put the Dodgers on the board in the seventh inning. He eventually came around to score to give the Dodgers a one-run lead that they would not relinquish. Given that Turner came back ahead of schedule, he figures to be back at his usual spot at third base for Friday's game against the Giants.

Manager Pete Mackanin said Ruf (shoulder) will start the next time the Phillies face a left handed pitcher, Evan Webeck of MLB.com reports.

The Phillies are scheduled to next face a lefty on Sunday when they take on Gio Gonzalez and the Nationals. Ruf was able to swing a bat prior to Thursday's game and was available to pinch-hit.

Harper only got one hit in four at-bats Thursday against Atlanta, but he made it count with a third-inning grand slam.

He's certainly off to a good start in his MVP defense. Harper may be sitting on only a .250 batting average, but that's just the vagaries of small sample sizes; he'll lift that up, especially considering he's also sitting on a spectacular 7:3 BB:K in the early going.

Manager Dave Roberts said that he expects Turner (undisclosed) to return to the lineup Friday, Joey Kaufman of the Orange County Register reports.

Turner was given the night off Thursday after being hit by two pitches in Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks. He was sent in for X-rays on his hand, but they came back negative, leaving open the possibility of him drawing back into the order for Friday's series opener with the Giants. Howie Kendrick is taking over at third base Thursday, but Enrique Hernandez would be another candidate to fill in if Turner is unable to go Friday.

Turner is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Howie Kendrick will take Turner's spot at third base Thursday after Turner was hit by a pitch twice in Wednesday's contest. Most concerning was a pitch Turner took off the hand, but Joey Kaufman of the Orange County Register reports that X-rays on his hand came back negative. Turner could be back in action as soon as Friday, but if he's still out of the lineup at that point, Kendrick or Enrique Hernandez could serve as replacements at third base.

Soler is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.

Manager Joe Maddon has made it clear that Soler will receive most of the starts in left field following the season-ending injury to Kyle Schwarber, so this move is likely just to give him some rest and get left-handed hitting Tommy La Stella in the lineup against Raisel Iglasias, a right-handed starter. Soler has stepped up in Schwarber's absence, hitting .250/300/.438 with one home run and three RBI since the injury.

Blackmon (toe) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday.

Blackmon is suffering from turf toe and will need at least a couple weeks to recover. Catcher Dustin Garneau was recalled in a corresponding move. It is expected that Gerardo Parra will start in center field while Ben Paulsen plays left field in Blackmon's absence.

Belt smacked his second homer of the season in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies.

Belt has started 2016 off on the right foot, slashing .313/.421/.594 through nine games. He has shown flashes in the past, but hasn't been able to deliver due to inconsistency or injury. This may be the year he finally puts it all together, as he is in the prime of his career and surrounded by one of the best lineups he has ever been a part of.