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Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a walk in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Rockies.

After a hot start to his MLB career a few months ago, Ramirez had gone just 26-for-127 (.205) since the start of July before Sunday's three-hit outing. The rookie outfielder's OPS is back to .703 with 23 extra-base hits this season.

Blackmon went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored, two RBI and a walk in Sunday's 7-6 win over Miami.

Blackmon enjoyed a nice weekend against the Marlins, going 4-for-7 with five runs scored and two homers in his last two games. The 33-year-old lefty owns a terrific .327/.373/.604 slash line with 26 long balls and 93 runs scored.

Choi registered two RBI on a pinch-hit single Sunday against the Tigers.

Choi was called on in the bottom of the ninth with a one-run deficit, and he was able to win the ballgame by driving home a pair on a single to center field. The 28-year-old is slashing .260/.354/.417 with 11 homers and 43 RBI over 95 contests this season with the Rays.

The Phillies relayed that Harper's removal from Sunday's game against the Padres was the result of dehydration, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Harper went 1-for-1 with a single, a walk and a run scored before he was replaced by Adam Haseley in the top of the sixth inning. After an off day Monday, Harper should be ready to go when the Phillies resume play Tuesday against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Harper exited Sunday's game against the Padres in the sixth inning with an undisclosed injury, Bob Brookover of The Philadephia Inquirer reports.

Per Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the trainer was talking to manager Gabe Kapler in the dugout, so it seems injury-related. Adam Haseley replaced Harper in right field.

Dickerson is not in Sunday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

He sits despite the fact the Giants are facing a righty (Merrill Kelly). Austin Slater will start in right field while Mike Yastrzemski shifts to left. Per Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, manager Bruce Bochy categorized Dickerson's absence from the lineup as a planned off day, likely due in part to the fact that the 29-year-old recently shook off an oblique injury.

Canha, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI from a pair of run-scoring singles in Saturday's win over the Astros, is now hitting .340 (17-for-50) in August, boosting his season average 17 points to .262.

Canha's current figure is his best since he was sitting at a .333 average after the second game of the season. The veteran has already rapped out seven multi-hit efforts during the current month, and he's just two RBI away from equaling the 10 he compiled in all of July. Canha has also been highly valuable defensively, putting in time at first base and all three outfield spots in addition to designated hitter.

Carpenter, who went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in a loss to the Reds on Saturday, had last left the yard June 17, a span of two full months.

The atypical dry spell is just another one of the many unpleasant facets of Carpenter's mostly nightmarish season at the plate, one that currently sees him carrying a .216/.325/.371 line. All three components qualify as career lows when factoring out his initial seven-game major-league cup of coffee in 2011. Nevertheless, Carpenter continues to hold on to an everyday role for now, and he's reached safely in four of the last five contests.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Cabrera will receive some routine maintenance with the Rays and Tigers facing a quick turnaround for the series finale following Saturday's 13-inning affair. Cabrera saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an end Friday and went 0-for-9 with seven strikeouts in the first two contests of the series.

Choi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

He'll cede first base to Travis d'Arnaud with the Tigers bringing a lefty (Matthew Boyd) to the hill for the series finale. Choi played all 13 innings of Saturday's 1-0 win, going 1-for-5 with a base hit.