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Belt suffered a mild ankle sprain in Wednesday's matchup with the Padres, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlocvic reports.

Belt injured his ankle sliding into second base, but appears to have dodged a bullet. While it looked potentially serious, the sprain is fortunately mild. He was 0-for-3 at the time of his exit. The Giants have Thursday off, so Belt will have some extra time to heal up, but his status for Friday is certainly up in the air.

Canha (hip) underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair an impingement and torn labrum, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Wednesday's surgery will officially put an end to Canha's 2016 campaign after being diagnosed with hip issues in mid-May. In his absence, Yonder Alonso figures to see a good portion of the starts at first base, but the likes of Stephen Vogt, Matt McBride, and Billy Butler will also factor into the equation for the rest of the season.

Belt left Wednesday's game after rolling his ankle while sliding into second base, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reports.

The injury looked pretty bad, as Belt's foot got caught under the rest of his leg, but he was able to walk off the diamond without a limp. He was replaced by Conor Gillaspie at first base, and Matt Duffy and Buster Posey also offer options on the active roster in case the Giants have to make do without Belt for some time. More information as to the severity of the injury should be available after the conclusion of Wednesday's game.

Manager Don Mattingly said Wednesday that Stanton "has a little soreness" on his right side, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Mattingly's announcement gives a bit more context as to why Stanton was left out of the lineup for Wednesday's meeting with the Rays. The slugger hasn't looked like himself at the plate this month, slashing a mere .173/.287/.373 with four home runs and seven RBI compared to the eight home runs and 19 RBI he racked up in April. According to Craig Davis of the Sun Sentinel, Mattingly believes Stanton's rib soreness is minor and the hope is that he won't be sidelined long. Still, Stanton's status heading into Thursday's series finale is uncertain.

Miller is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

Per usual, Miller will take a seat with southpaw Justin Nicolino on the mound for the Marlins. Miller is hitting .233 with five home runs, 15 RBI, and 11 runs scored this season.

Stanton is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Stanton hasn't gotten a day off since April 29, and considering the slumping slugger's .140/.246/.280 slash line over the past two weeks, the Marlins decided it was a good time to get him some rest. Ichiro Suzuki will take over in right field in his stead Wednesday.

Carpenter may need to go on paternity leave, as his wife is expected to give birth Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports.

He is out of Wednesday's lineup, and if he is going to miss another game or two he could be placed on paternity leave. Ruben Tejada is starting at third base Wednesday and Jedd Gyorko is also an option at the hot corner if Carpenter misses further time.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's matchup with the Cubs.

Carpenter will sit out for the first time in 2016 in favor of Ruben Tejada due to his wife giving birth. Carpenter has failed to record a hit in 16 career at-bats against Cubs ace Jake Arrieta, so this is the perfect game for Carpenter to get some rest.

Turner went 3-for-5 with three RBI and one strikeout in Tuesday's win over the Reds.

All three hits were singles, but Turner is keeping the momentum going after homering twice in the San Diego series over the weekend -- Nos. 2 and 3 on the year. He still has more walks (11) than strikeouts (10) this month and appears locked into a top-third lineup spot, but Turner will need to tap further into the power to return to must-start status in mixed leagues.

Harper is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets, according to CSN's Chase Hughes.

Harper went 0-for-9 over his last three games and is hitting just .197 this month, so manager Dusty Baker decided to give him a day to clear his head, and hold Harper out for the third time this season. Chris Heisey will get the start in right field in Harper's place.