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Pederson hit a solo pinch-hit homer in Sunday's 4-3 win over Arizona.

Pederson came in to pinch hit in the 11th inning and smashed a 454-foot blast to put the Dodgers ahead. It was his 28th homer with 59 RBI on the year.

Ozuna is not in the Cardinals' starting lineup for Game 2 of their doubleheader Sunday.

Ozuna struggled in the first game Sunday, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He has played in every game for the Cardinals since returning from the injured list Aug. 3, hitting .283 at the plate with four home runs and 15 RBI. He will get a much-deserved rest Sunday night and figures to be back in the lineup Monday at home against the Giants. Tyler O'Neill is starting in left field in his place and hitting fourth.

Ohtani is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Ohtani will be on the bench for a second consecutive game with Boston bringing another lefty starter (David Price) to the hill. Justin Upton will once again serve as the Angels' designated hitter while Ohtani sits out.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Arizona, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Pederson will sit for the second straight contest with southpaw Alex Young taking the mound for the Diamondbacks. Enrique Hernandez will start in left field and bat fifth Sunday.

Dickerson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against San Diego, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Dickerson finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest with southpaw Eric Lauer taking the mound for the Friars. Joey Rickard will start in left field and bat fifth.

Belt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Padres, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Belt heads to the bench with southpaw Eric Lauer on the mound for San Diego after starting the last 15 contests. The 31-year-old looked more comfortable in that stretch with an .897 OPS, four home runs and 14 RBI. The newly recalled Aramis Garcia will start at first base in his absence.

The Twins reinstated Buxton (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.

Buxton had been on the shelf since early August with the left shoulder subluxation and recently suffered a setback while rehabbing the injury at Low-A Cedar Rapids. Though the Twins are bringing him back from the IL, Buxton will only be available to pinch run and play the outfield initially, as he has yet to resume taking live swings, according to Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com. Max Kepler is thus expected to continue receiving the bulk of the starts in center field until Buxton experiences no complications while batting.

Choi went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run Saturday in the Rays' 9-6 win over the Indians.

With multi-hit showings in four of his last six starts, Choi has picked a good time to catch fire at the plate with the Rays bringing aboard another first base/designated hitter type in Nate Lowe from Triple-A Durham as a September callup. Though Lowe will occupy the DH spot in Sunday's series finale, Choi will man first base, leaving Jesus Aguilar and Avisail Garcia as the odd men out.

Ford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

He'll sit for the second time in three days and looks on track to get squeezed out of the lineup more regularly following Luke Voit's return from the injured list over the weekend. With Voit back in the fold as the team's everyday first baseman, Ford will likely be part of a rotation of several players at the designated hitter spot.

Turner went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to Arizona on Saturday.

Turner got the Dodgers on the board with a 408-foot blast to left center field in the third inning. The 34-year-old has been one of the hottest hitters in the majors since the All-Star break, ranking third in the league with 16 home runs while slashing .301/.375/.656 with a 1.031 OPS in 44 games.