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Turner finished 3-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning in Friday's win over the Brewers.

Turner provided all of the Dodgers' offense on a lean night, extending his hitting streak to five games in the process. He has hit .500 with a pair of home runs and six RBI over that span, raising his batting average to .243, which is as high as it has been in five weeks. Further, Turner has uncorked five of his eight home runs in the last 10 games and seems to be finally getting things on track after a slow start.

Belt went 2-for-3 with a double, a solo homer, two runs and a walk Friday at the Rays.

In his first game since suffering an ankle injury Tuesday, Belt scored the first run of the game and gave the Giants a lead they'd never relinquish before adding his ninth homer of the season to extend the Giants' lead in the seventh inning. He's now hit safely in 12 of 13 June contests to bring his batting average to .311.

Belt (ankle) is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays.

Belt left Tuesday's game after getting hit by a pitch in the sixth inning against the Brewers and hasn't played in a game since. He will be manning first base and hitting in the third spot of the order for Friday's game against Chris Archer and the Rays. Belt has been having a phenomenal year thus far, hitting .301/.412/.514 with eight home runs and 33 RBI.

Harper want 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a walk Thursday at the Padres.

Harper's 14th bomb of the year was a two-run shot in the third inning that gave the Nationals a lead they'd never relinquish. The homer broke a 14-game drought, and his slash line is now at .254/.409/.502.

McCutchen went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer in a 6-4 loss to the Mets on Thursday.

He'd been 0-for-15 over the prior four games, so it's nice to see this from McCutchen, but performances of this ilk have been few and far between for him this year. His last three-hit game was nearly a full month ago (May 17) and he's still carrying an abysmal .242/.319/.418 line with a reasonable total of 10 homers, but only one steal all season.

McCutchen went 3-for-4 with a double and his 10th homer Thursday against the Mets.

The home run was his first since May 27, while his double hit off the left field fence -- a hopeful sign of things to come. McCutchen, who batted third in the lineup for the second straight game, entered Thursday with one extra-base hit in the month of June.

McCutchen batted third in the lineup for the first time in 2016 on Wednesday, going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts.

He's currently in an 0-for-17 slump and is slashing .140/.204/.160 in 50 at-bats during June. McCutchen's 24.9 percent strikeout rate is well above his career mark of 17.7 percent but the Pirates are hoping a move into a more comfortable three-hole will jumpstart the center fielder's season. He says he's fully recovered from a thumb injury, but the results just aren't there.

Cespedes knocked out three singles in four at-bats, walked once and scored three runs in Wednesday's 11-2 dumping of the Pirates.

The Cuban slugger's been pulling a bit of a Jekyll-and-Hyde act lately -- Cespedes has six multi-hit games in June thus far, but has gone 0-for-14 in the other games. He also hasn't been swinging much of a power bat lately, as the 30-year-old outfielder has hit just one homer since blasting four in an eight-game span from May 15 to May 23. Nonetheless, he remains the centerpiece of the Mets' order and a key component of many a fantasy lineup.

Belt (ankle) could be available to pinch hit Wednesday but will most likely be ready for Friday's game against the Rays, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Belt is on pace for a career-best season offensively, hitting .301/.412/.514 with eight home runs, 33 RBI, and 31 runs scored through 64 games. The 28-year-old will look to keep it rolling Friday in Tampa Bay barring any setback with his ankle.

Belt (ankle) is not in the lineup Wednesday against Milwaukee, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Belt departed Tuesday's game after taking a pitch off the ankle, and while X-Rays returned negative, he'll sit out Wednesday as he deals with swelling and soreness in the area. As a result, the Giants will go with Conor Gillaspie at first base Wednesday, his second start of the season at the position.