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Canha is dealing with some tightness in his back, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

The 27-year-old was in the lineup Sunday for the second time this month, but with the soreness creeping up he'll be held out of action Monday. Canha should be considered day-to-day, though it's worth noting that he also battled back soreness a couple months ago during spring training.

Reed, 22, is batting .212 over his last 10 games for Triple-A Fresno.

Reed's average has taken a nosedive thus far this season, as he is hitting just .235 overall through 26 games at Triple-A. However, he still has six home runs and 20 RBI over that span, and remains a top-flight prospect with the likelihood of making his big-league debut before the end of 2016.

Carpenter went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the Pirates.

In reaching base four times on the day, Carpenter boosted his on-base percentage to a robust .380. He's not quite displaying the same sort of power that netted him 44 doubles and 28 homers in 2015, but Carpenter's strong batting eye and solid contact skills should enable him to stick at the top of the order.

Harper became the first player in major league history to reach base seven times in a game without an official at-bat, as he drew six walks and was hit by a pitch in Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Cubs.

The six walks also tied an MLB record held by a number of players, most recently Jeff Bagwell in 1999. The Cubs absolutely refused to give Harper anything to hit, twice walking him with runners on first and second and two outs in order to pitch to Ryan Zimmerman, but their plan worked out Sunday when Javier Baez hit a walkoff homer in the 13th inning. Harper has now drawn an absurd 30 walks in 31 games this year to fuel his .432 OBP; expect other teams to copy the Cubs' strategy until another Nats hitter makes them pay for it.

Buxton went 1-for-4 with his third home run in six games Sunday for Triple-A Rochester. He's hitting .276/.344/.534 in 14 games since being sent to the minors.

Buxton began the season as Minnesota's starting center fielder, but struggled to make contact, hitting .156 with a 24:2 K:BB in 45 at-bats. It looks like he's finally turning his season around at Triple-A, as he has six walks in 58 at-bats. The Twins may let Buxton gain confidence at Triple-A for several months before bringing him back to the majors again.

McCutchen went 2-for-5 Sunday and narrowly missed hitting a homer when the ball went just foul. "You look for a day like today to be a tipping point in the right direction for Andrew," manager Clint Hurdle told DK Pittsburgh Sports. "Very aggressive swings today. Saw 28 pitches in the at-bats he had. He looked aggressive, very confident."

Prior to Sunday, McCutchen had slashed .188/.278/.344 in his last 36 plate appearances since a three-homer game in Colorado. He'll get three games in Cincinnati and three contests at Wrigley Field in Week 6 to help work his way out of his funk.

Cespedes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's win over the Padres.

That concludes an excellent series for Cespedes, who went 5-for-14 with three home runs, five RBI and three runs scored during the three-game set. Cespedes sits alone atop the National League with 30 RBI, and he is locked in as an elite fantasy outfielder going forward.

Miller went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Angels.

Miller was ice cold heading into the weekend series, but he went 6-for-14 with a pair of home runs and three RBI in the three-game set. The hot hitting raised his average 42 points to .217, and the will look to establish some consistency moving forward as the Rays' second-place hitter.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer Sunday at the Blue Jays.

Pederson's sixth bomb of the season tied the game at one in the seventh inning of a game the Dodgers would go on to win. He's now homered in three of his last five games to raise his slugging percentage to .563.

Carpenter went 2-for-5 with a double, solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-4 victory over the Pirates.

After the Pirates' Starling Marte had tied the game at four with a ground-rule double in the top of the ninth, Carpenter's two-run blast in the home half of the frame off reliever A.J. Schugel sent the Cardinals home winners. The veteran's bat has come alive somewhat in May after he entered the month hitting just .230, as he's managed multi-hit efforts in three of the month's seven contests, while posting three doubles, a homer, two RBI and two walks.