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Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton broke a three-game hitless streak Tuesday, going 3 for 3 with two doules and four RBI against the Braves.

Stanton entered Tuesday's game hitting .130 with one double and three RBI.

'"We got a win, so that's the biggest part," Stanton said after ending a 0-for-12 slump. "Contributing to that is good for us and we need a series tomorrow."

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he's pretty sure that third baseman Justin Turner's finger injury is 100 percent healed, according to the Orange County Register.

Turner, who is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup for Tuesday, left Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks with left finger stiffness. He also sat out Monday's contest.

Juan Uribe, who's been battling a hamstring issue, is starting at third base for the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler went 3 for 5 from the plate during Monday night's 7-6 win over the Reds in 10 innings. 

Soler's stellar game began with a two-run home run in the first inning. He hit another two-run home run in the eighth inning. Soler now has six RBI for the season. 

In the 10th inning, Soler hit a single and was later advanced to third. Arismendy Alcantara hit the game-winning RBI single, scoring Soler. Soler scored three runs and hit four RBI during the game. 

Soler is now batting .304. 

Dodgers infielders Juan Uribe (hamstring) and Justin Turner (finger) are not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

With both players still dealing with injury, Alex Guerrero, who went 3 for 5 with one home run and four RBI Sunday, will get another start at third base and bat sixth against Mariners lefty James Paxton.

The Dodgers are also keeping shortstop Jimmy Rollins, catcher Yasmani Grandal and left fielder Carl Crawford out of the starting lineup Monday. Darwin Barney will play shortstop and bat leadoff, Scott Van Slyke will man left field and bat fifth and A.J. Ellis will be behind the plate and bat eighth.

Cubs right fielder Jorge Soler is batting third for the second straight game Monday against the Reds.

Soler batted second in his first four games but moved to the third spot Sunday, going 0 for 4 in the series finale against the Rockies. He's 4 for 18 with one walk, one triple and two RBI in five games.

The Cubs are favorites (-131) against the Reds Monday.

Darin Ruf could be in for some more playing time if he continues to have at-bats like Sunday's. 

Pinch-hitting for Ryan Howard in the seventh inning, Ruf hit a deep solo home run to left field in the Phillies' 4-3 loss to the Nationals. Ruf's homer tied the game in the moment. 

Ruf went without a hit in his first 11 at-bats this season. His home run could give him some confidence at the plate moving forward. 

"You want to be the best player you can be in any role you are in," Ruf said, via MLB.com. "You play yourself into roles, and that role can change through the course of the year. I'm looking to stay positive and keep working hard."

The Dodgers got three home runs from their lineup in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks. 

Yasiel Puig, Alex Guerrero and Joc Pederson all hit home runs in the game. Puig hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth, Pederson hit a solo shot in the sixth and Guerrero hit a two-run home run in the ninth. 

Guerrero totaled four RBI in the game and now holds a .429 batting average. Puig is hitting .136 and Pederson is batting .286. 

''He's been hitting since all last spring, all last year — he can hit,'' Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said about Guerrero, via the Associated Press. ''Our biggest fear was defensively, how he looked last year, but he's been good all through spring.''

Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 3 for 4 during Sunday afternoon's 6-5 loss to the Cubs. 

One of Blackmon's hits went for a double, which was in the ninth inning. He hit an RBI single in the game too. 

Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter went 2 for 5 from the plate in St. Louis' 7-5 win over the Reds Sunday in 11 innings. 

Carpenter got things going in the fifth inning when he singled home both Yadier Molina and Kolten Wong. Then, with the game tied in the 11th, Carpenter ripped a 3-2 pitch from Kevin Gregg to center for his first home run of the year, driving in Kolten Wong. 

Carpenter is now hitting .300 with five RBI in 20 at-bats this season.

Bryce Harper continued his solid start to the young season, opening the scoring in the Nationals' 4-3, 10-inning victory Sunday with a first-inning home run, his second long ball of the season after going deep on Opening Day. 

Harper, hitting third in the Nats' lineup, greeted Phillies starter Sean O'Sullivan with a deep drive to left. It was Harper's only hit of the game, and he finishes the series hitting .261 with two homers and two RBIs on the year.