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Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-1 win over the Angels.

The veteran slugger capped the scoring on the night for Atlanta, taking Elvis Peguero deep in the eighth inning. Ozuna continues to have trouble building any momentum at the plate, slashing .200/.262/.450 through 16 games in July with four of his 18 homers on the year.

Soler exited Friday's game against the Pirates with back stiffness, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Soler drew the start in left field while hitting seventh. However, he was lifted in the seventh inning with a back issue. It's unclear whether the injury will cost Soler additional time, but Bryan De La Cruz would be a potential beneficiary.

Turner (abdomen) is expected to avoid the injured list but will be out of the lineup for at least two or three days, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Turner exited Thursday's game with pain in his abdomen and is in line to miss the majority of the Dodgers' weekend series against the Giants. Jake Lamb is a likely playing time beneficiary.

Vogelbach was traded to the Mets in exchange for reliever Colin Holderman on Friday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

The 29-year-old has produced a .228/.338/.430 slash line this year while adding 12 homers, 34 RBI and 29 runs over 237 at-bats in 75 games with the Pirates. Vogelbach should factor into the DH mix for his new club, especially with Dominic Smith (ankle) on the shelf, while also occasionally spelling Pete Alonso at first base.

Turner (abdomen) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Giants, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

Turner left Thursday's victory over the Giants early with abdominal tightness and will now miss Friday's contest. Jake Lamb will draw the start at designated hitter and will bat seventh versus San Francisco. Turner can be considered day-to-day.

Pederson isn't starting Friday against the Dodgers.

Pederson will be out of the lineup since left-hander Tyler Anderson is on the mound for the Dodgers. Yermin Mercedes will take over in left field and bat seventh.

Canha isn't starting Friday's game against the Padres.

Canha started the final two games before the All-Star break and went 1-for-7 with a double, two walks and a strikeout. Jeff McNeil is shifting to left field while Luis Guillorme starts at the keystone.

Turner was removed from Thursday's win over the Giants with abdominal tightness but believes it to be a minor injury, Sarah Wexler of MLB.com reports.

Turner went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run before exiting during the eighth inning Thursday. Manager Dave Roberts was unsure if the 37-year-old would be able to play Friday or if the veteran would need a day or two out of the lineup.

Ruf went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in Thursday's loss to the Dodgers.

LaMonte Wade began the game as San Francisco's designated hitter and leadoff man, but Ruf came in to replace him during an at-bat in the sixth inning. That plate appearance resulted in a strikeout, but Ruf made his mark in his following trip to the plate, slugging a game-tying grand slam to center field. The grand slam was the first of his career, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Ruf has now homered in three consecutive contests, pushing his total to 10 on the season.

Belt went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in a 9-5 victory against the Brewers on Sunday.

Belt began on the bench Sunday with lefty Aaron Ashby on the mound and entered in the second inning once Ashby had departed. The 34-year-old delivered an RBI-single in the second and tacked on two-run homer in the sixth off bulk pitcher Jason Alexander. Belt has been scorching of late -- batting 10-for-20 with two doubles and two homers over his last six games -- and concludes the first half with a .243/.355/.426 line, eight home runs, 22 runs and 19 RBI in 52 games.