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Turner went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three total RBI in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Turner turned a close game into a laugher with home runs in the fifth and ninth innings, Nos. 22 and 23 of the season. He is now batting .280 with an .842 OPS, and his games played total of 128 represents the fourth-highest mark of his career.

Miller will sit Tuesday against Milwaukee, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Miller hasn't started against a southpaw since mid-June, so it's no surprise to him hit the bench against lefty Eric Lauer even after he homered twice in Monday's series opener. J.T. Realmuto will be the first baseman Tuesday, with Rafael Marchan starting behind the plate.

Ruf went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple, three RBI and a walk in Monday's win over the Rockies.

The 35-year-old took starter Kyle Freeland deep to open the game and then drove in teammates Steven Duggar and Kevin Gausman with a triple off of reliever Ben Bowden in the fifth inning. He has now launched a career-high 15 home runs this season in what has been his first full season in the majors since 2015.

Miller went 3-for-5 with two homers and three runs scored in Monday's 12-0 win over the Brewers.

Miller launched a pair of solo homers in the fourth and ninth innings of Monday's blowout victory. He's up to 17 home runs this season with five of them coming in his last 10 games. During that span, he's gone 10-for-25 (.400) with eight RBI and just three strikeouts. Miller owns a .792 OPS with 27 extra-base hits through 306 plate appearances.

Baker has gone 2-for-8 with a pair of doubles and a run in his two games for Double-A Springfield since being reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Saturday.

The 24-year-old first baseman was sidelined for just over three weeks due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Baker has played exclusively at Springfield this season, hitting .241 with 23 home runs and 61 RBI in 80 games.

Carpenter will start at third base and bat fifth Monday against the Dodgers.

Carpenter will pick up his first start since Aug. 14 while everyday third baseman Nolan Arenado gets a rare day off. While filling a bench role exclusively over the past three weeks, Carpenter has picked up only 13 plate appearances, going hitless with five strikeouts and three walks.

Belt isn't starting Monday's game against the Rockies, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Belt went 3-for-19 with a homer, three runs and four walks across the last five games, but he'll get a breather Monday. Darin Ruf will start at first base and lead off.

The Mets promoted Vientos from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Vientos' only particularly notable tool is his power, but he's shown enough of that to be one of the Mets' top prospects. In 72 games for Binghamton this season, he's hit .281/.346/.580 with 22 homers. His 28.4 percent strikeout rate is potentially cause for concern, as striking out that much at that level could indicate that he'll whiff an untenable amount by the time he gets to the big leagues. However, he won't turn 22 until December, so he is well ahead of schedule.

Belt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 6-4 triumph against the Dodgers on Sunday.

Belt opened the game's scoring with a 420-foot long ball off Los Angeles starter Walker Buehler in the first inning, though he failed to be productive in his other at-bats. It was the lefty's fourth home run in his last 10 games as he continues to build on a new career high while posting his highest slugging of any full season at .535.

Vogelbach hit a walkoff grand slam in Sunday's 6-5 win over St. Louis.

Vogelbach stepped in as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and crushed a walkoff homer off Alex Reyes, his eighth long ball of the year. It was his first home run since June 22 after a lengthy stint on the injured list. The lefty slugger is slashing .220/.324/.401 with 20 RBI and 16 extra-base hits this season.