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Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper jumped back into the National League home run lead, blasting two upper-deck shots to give him 29 on the season and Washington a 7-2 win Wednesday. 

Harper continued his terrorization of Marlins starter Tom Koehler, hammering a three-run shot into the second deck of Marlins Park in the fifth inning, his fifth home run off Koehler. 

Harper added another solo shot in the eighth inning, this one again well over 400 feet. Harper now has 68 RBIs on the season and is hitting .335, third in the NL. 

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner remains out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's clash with the A's. Turner was admitted to the emergency room on Tuesday with a skin infection on his leg. 

The Dodgers have not provided a current status update on Turner's condition, but it seems unlikely he would be available for Wednesday's game.

Alex Guerrero, who has been bothered by a stiff back, will make his first start at the hot corner since May 24. He'll bat eighth in the order. 

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen belted a game-tying two-run home run in the fifth inning of Wednesday's 10-4 win over the Twins. McCutchen finished the game 2 for 4 with three RBI, including his 14th longball of the season. 

The former National League MVP has homered twice in his last six games for the Pirates. 

Cubs right fielder Jorge Soler is getting a rare break Wednesday afternoon against Colorado.

Soler has started in each of the 20 games. He is on a three-game hitting streak and has seven hits in his last five games.

Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton continues to take baby steps in his recovery from left hamate surgery. He has been cleared to take swings off a tee, per Fox Sports.

Dan Jennings has not ruled out the possibility of Stnaton returning next week when the Marlins close out a nine-game homestand.

"His hand looks good," Jennings said. "It's healed. The scar looks well. Now he's going to start off the tee ... he'll progress at his timetable. It's good to see him making strides the right way."

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was sent to the hospital Tuesday to deal with an infection on his leg, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Turner had a pimple on his leg, which developed into an infection. He was held out of Tuesday's lineup as a result.

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the A's. Turner was lifted from Sunday's game against the Mets for a pinch runner in the ninth inning. Even with a travel day on Monday, Turner will start Tuesday's game on the bench.

Alberto Callaspo will get the start at the hot corner and bat seventh on Tuesday.

The Mets are looking to add Tigers outfielder Yoenis Cespedes before this week's non-waiver trade deadline, according to a report by NJ.com.

Cespedes is scheduled to make $4.15 million, but it's not clear if the Tigers are interested in dealing him. 

Center fielder Joc Pederson was one of a few bright spots in what was otherwise a dismal night for the Dodgers, as they were pounded 15-2 by the Mets on Saturday. Pederson went 3 for 4 with a double and a solo home run, his 21st of the year.

Pederson was in need of a game like this for himself, as he came into the night struggling at the dish. The three-hit performance on Saturday gives him a .262 batting average over his past 10 games.

Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez isn't in the starting lineup for Sunday's game. To replace him, Justin Turner moves across the diamond from third base. Turner gets his seventh start at first base. 

Replacing turner at third is Alberto Callaspo, who gets his 17th start.