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Dickerson is not in the lineup Sunday against Atlanta.

Dickerson will sit for the second time in the past three games despite the fact right-hander Ian Anderson is starting Sunday for Atlanta. Darin Ruf will start in left field and bat third in his absence.

Winker (ribs) recently started throwing and is expected to begin swinging a bat this week, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Manager David Bell said Wednesday that Winker had yet to resume baseball activities and was still "a couple weeks away" from returning from the injured list, but the outfielder has apparently made some progress over the past few days. Assuming he avoids any setbacks, the 28-year-old should continue ramping up his baseball work, and he's likely looking at a potential activation in mid-September.

Belt (personal) was activated from the bereavement list and will start at first base Sunday against Atlanta, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Belt stepped away from the team for the past few days following the death of his grandmother, but he's back in the lineup as expected for Sunday's series finale. The 33-year-old is slashing .211/.308/.649 with eight home runs, 12 RBI and 10 runs through 17 games in August.

Miller is not in the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Miller will head to the bench after going 3-for-8 with a homer, a triple and three RBI in the past two games. The 31-year-old is expected to see regular action at first base down the stretch with Rhys Hoskins (abdomen) out for the season, but catcher J.T. Realmuto, who is starting at first Sunday, will also see some playing time at the position.

Blackmon isn't starting Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Megan Garcia of MLB.com reports.

Blackmon hit his 10th home run of the season in Friday's win over the Dodgers, but he'll get a breather Saturday. Taylor Motter will start in right field and bat seventh.

Miller went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer and a strikeout in Friday's 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks.

Miller had gone hitless with three strikeouts in six at-bats across the two games prior to Friday's matchup, and he appeared to be on a similar track with an 0-for-4 start to the game. However, he tied the game in the bottom of the 10th inning with his 13th home run of the season. The Phillies announced Thursday that Rhys Hoskins (groin/abdomen) will miss the remainder of the season, so Miller is in line for extended time as the team's primary first baseman.

Harper went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a double, two walks and a strikeout in Friday's 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks.

Harper doubled in the bottom of the first inning Friday, and he continued to display his power with his home run in the third frame. The 28-year-old has five extra-base hits in his last three games, and he's gone 6-for-10 with two homers, three doubles, six RBI and three runs during that time.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.

Blackmon helped Colorado get off to a promising start with a two-run shot to right field in the first inning. The long ball was his 10th in his 406th at-bat of the season -- quite a ways off the pace of his 32-homer, 580-at-bat season in 2019. Blackmon has been swinging a hot bat of late, however, hitting .344 (11-for-32) with three homers and 11 RBI over his past 10 contests.

Soler went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-5 win over San Francisco.

The outfielder gave Atlanta its first lead in the contest with a blast off San Francisco reliever Zack Littell in the seventh inning. Soler has homered three times in his last six games, going 8-for-21 (.381) in that span. He's slashing .209/.313/.403 with 19 long balls, 51 RBI and 52 runs scored through 464 plate appearances, but he's been much more reliable in August since he joined Atlanta at the trade deadline.

Dickerson isn't in the lineup Friday against Atlanta, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Dickerson drew starts in each of the last four games and went 3-for-15 with a run, two walks and five strikeouts. Darin Ruf will start in left field while Wilmer Flores takes over at first base.