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  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Headed to IL

    Stanton (knee) will be placed on the 10-day injured list, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

    Stanton exited Tuesday's game with what was originally thought to be a right knee contusion, though after further evaluation it was revealed that the slugger is dealing with a strained PCL. This is a tough break for Stanton, who just returned from a lengthy stay on the injured list last week. According to Adler, Stanton will be reevaluated in 10 days, at which point a timetable for his return will hopefully emerge. Mike Tauchman will replace Stanton on the roster, while Brett Gardner -- who is starting in place of Stanton on Wednesday -- will likely benefit the most.

  • Matt Carpenter DH | STL

    Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Gets breather

    Carpenter is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Athletics.

    Carpenter has started the past 13 games for the Cardinals, slashing .196/.311/.373 with one home run and three stolen bases during that stretch. Tommy Edman is starting at third base and hitting leadoff in his stead.

  • Brandon Belt DH | TOR

    Giants' Brandon Belt: Hitting leadoff

    Belt is starting at first base and hitting leadoff Wednesday against the Rockies, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Belt will stick atop the order for a second straight game after going 0-for-3 with an RBI in his first game as the leadoff man Tuesday. The first baseman owns a .354 on-base percentage in 75 contests this season, so he could stick as the leadoff man until Steven Duggar (back) gets healthy or Joe Panik gets going at the dish.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT

    Cardinals' Marcell Ozuna: On base four times in loss

    Ozuna went 2-for-3 with a double and two walks in a loss to the Athletics on Tuesday.

    Ozuna was once again a bright spot for the Cardinals in yet another lackluster offensive night from a team perspective. The veteran outfielder has bounced back nicely after struggling to a .226 average in May, as he's now hitting .305 during June following his eighth multi-hit effort of the month. Moreover, with another 12 RBI in since the calendar flipped, Ozuna has extended his very comfortable team lead in that category to 62, a figure which also ties him for third in all of baseball.

  • Matt Carpenter DH | STL

    Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Timely triple in loss

    Carpenter went 1-for-5 with a two-run triple and a run in a loss to the Athletics on Tuesday.

    Carpenter erased an early 1-0 deficit for the Cardinals by lacing his second three-bagger of the season with Yadier Molina and Kolten Wong aboard in the second inning. While that extended Carpenter's modest on-base streak to four games, the veteran has actually regressed at the plate during June, following a lackluster May during which he hit .237. Factoring in Tuesday's line, Carpenter is hitting just .213 during the current month and has logged another 23 strikeouts, pushing his career-high whiff rate to 24.7 percent.

  • Justin Turner DH | CHC

    Dodgers' Justin Turner: Out as expected

    Turner is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

    As expected, Turner will get a scheduled day off with the Dodgers playing an afternoon game following a night game. In his place, Max Muncy is covering third base, with Joc Pederson at first and Matt Beaty in left. Over his last 10 games, Turner is slashing .250/.308/.417 with one home run and three RBI.

  • Mariners' Daniel Vogelbach: Another long ball in win

    Vogelbach went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in a win over the Brewers on Tuesday.

    Vogelbach's two-run shot in the third inning brought home Domingo Santana and doubled the Mariners' lead to 4-1 at the time. The 26-year-old slugger also extended his on-base streak to nine games with Tuesday's performance, and he's boosted his season average 10 points to .251 since the calendar flipped to June after limping to a .187 average during May.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: MRI shows nothing new

    Manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that the MRI on Stanton's right knee showed "no new injury," Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

    Stanton exited Tuesday's game with a right knee contusion, a diagnosis confirmed by the MRI. While he's dealing with soreness and stiffness, he's experiencing no swelling and it doesn't sound like a move to the injured list is imminent at this point. The Yankees will instead see how his knee responds to treatment over the next couple of hours -- and possibly days, with the team's next game coming Saturday in London -- before making a decision regarding Stanton's status. In the meantime, Brett Gardner is starting in left field in his stead Wednesday.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Heads to bench Wednesday

    Stanton (knee) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Stanton's absence for the day game after the night game doesn't come as much surprise after he exited Tuesday's 10-8 win with a right knee contusion. The Yankees were scheduled to send Stanton in for an MRI on Wednesday, but the results of his tests haven't yet been publicized. Brett Gardner will enter the lineup in left field and would be the primary beneficiary if Stanton requires a trip to the injured list. If the Yankees confirm that Stanton's injury is minor, he'll have three days to recover before the team's next game Saturday against the Red Sox in London.

  • Justin Turner DH | CHC

    Dodgers' Justin Turner: Breaks home run drought

    Turner went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 3-2 victory against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

    This was Turner's first homer since June 14, and just his second of the month. Turner hit five long balls in May, but April was a very dry homer period too, as he only had one in that month. Turner's power has been increasingly deteriorating since he smashed a career-best 27 homers in 2016. Part of his decline has been the fact he hasn't been completely healthy the last couple years. He's on pace to hit between 15-20 homers this year, and so far, he's missed minimal time in 2019 because of injury. Turner is batting .300 with eight home runs, 31 RBI, 38 runs and one steal in 260 at-bats this season.

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