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Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner hit his 10th home run of the season in a win against the Cubs on Wednesday.

Turner hit a three-run blast in the third inning and put his team in a prime position to take the win.

Turner's been on an offensive tear over the last few weeks, hitting .383 with five home runs and 15 RBI over his last 16 games.

Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton continued his MVP-caliber season during Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals.

Stanton went 3 for 6 with a solo home run, his league-leading 27th blast of the season.

Over his last 21 games, Stanton is hitting a mind-boggling .370 with 12 home runs and 23 RBI.

If Tigers right fielder J.D. Martinez isn't going to slug his team to victory, he's at least going to put a dent in the stat line of an opposing pitcher.

Martinez mashed his fourth home run in three games Wednesday and wrecked the shutout of Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco in the process. His towering two-run blast in the seventh inning landed over the wall in left field.

He is batting .350 (14-for-40) over his last 10 games with a whopping 16 RBI. He now has 17 homers and 43 RBI on the year.

Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter has returned to the starting lineup for Wednesday's matchup with the Marlins. Carpenter was out of Tuesday's game with back tightness, but he is able to give it a go on Wednesday.

He is 4 for 14 lifetime against Marlins starter Mat Latos.

Twins rookie center fielder Byron Buxton was moved to the leadoff spot for the second time in three games Wednesday against the White Sox.

Monday was the first time since his promotion from the minors he hit leadoff. Buxton stepped up in a big way, going 3 for 5 with three runs.

Buxton has hit safely in his last three games, going 5 for 11 (.455) with one double, three runs, three strikeouts and one stolen base.

Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was held out of the starting lineup Wednesday against the Indians for just the second time in 72 games this season. The only other time Cabrera wasn't in the starting lineup was May 25.

“Even Superman needs a day off,” manager Brad Ausmus said, per MLB.com. “It was just the timing. It’s a 12 o’clock game. There’s not many pitchers I look at the stat sheet and go, ‘Well, Miggy doesn’t hit him.’ I think David Price is the one he doesn’t hit, and he’s on his team. You never want Miggy out of the lineup, but you have to have a little bit of vision.”

Andrew Romine started in place of Cabrera, who has totaled multiple hits in three straight games. He has a .397/.494/.618/1.111 slash line in 19 June games. He also has three doubles, four home runs, 18 RBI, 14 runs and 13 walks this month.

Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon went 1 for 2 with two walks in Tuesday's win over Arizona. 

Blackmon doubled, his twelfth of the year, scored once and drove in his 31st run. 

Blackmon has now hit in seven straight games. He's hitting .407 with 1.240 OPS over the streak. 

The Phillies placed second baseman Chase Utley on the disabled list with inflammation in his right ankle, the team announced.

"It's hard to tell," Utley said, per MLB.com when asked how much the ankle has affected him at the plate. "Obviously, it's been bothering me for a little while. Most players have aches and pains through the year. So I'm not shocked with that. It's really showing no improvement. So I think it's a good time to get it right. We will have a cortisone shot tomorrow. We'll take a little time off and hopefully, that will get it squared away."

Utley has just four hits in his last 28 at-bats. The team will call up outfielder/first baseman Darin Ruf to replace Utley. Ruf is hitting .235 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 43 games this season for the Phillies.

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run home run to help key a seven-run rally in Tuesday's win over Cincinnati. 

McCutchen went 2 for 3 with a walk. He hit his ninth homer of the year and added his 18th double. 

McCutchen ended a 13-game home run drought. 

Tigers left fielder Yoenis Cespedes drove in two runs in Tuesday's win over Cleveland. 

Cespedes went 1 for 4 with a run scored. He hit in his fifth straight game, going 7 for 18. He also scored and drove in a run for the third game in a row. 

Cespides has six RBI in the last three games and 41 on the season.