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Blackmon went 2-for-5 with a home run and a stolen base Sunday against the Dodgers.

Blackmon broke a 5-5 tie in the 10th inning when he took Los Angeles reliever Phil Bickford deep to right field. Blackmon also singled and stole his first base of the season earlier in the game. The 35-year-old isn't producing the same power production fantasy managers had become accustomed to in the past -- Sunday's homer was just his fifth of the year -- but his .362 on-base percentage makes him plenty useful in OBP formats, and he's tied for second on the Rockies with 43 RBI.

Turner went 2-for-5 with a home run and a double in Sunday's loss to Colorado.

Turner got the Dodgers on the board in the third inning when he took Colorado starter Jon Gray deep to right for a two-run blast. It was the 16th long ball of the year for Turner, who also doubled. The 36-year-old is enjoying another prolific offensive season, slashing .304/.390/.505 with 54 runs driven in. He's hitting a team-leading .384 over the last 30 days.

Miller is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Miller looked to be a candidate to pick up regular work at third base after Alec Bohm tested positive for COVID-19 a week ago, but everyday duties at the hot corner have instead fallen to Ronald Torreyes, who will pick up a fifth straight start at the position Sunday. Even though Miller turned heads with a three-homer performance in a spot start July 8, he doesn't look like he'll get much of an opportunity to build on that huge day at the plate. He's picked up just 12 at-bats since that time.

Dickerson is not starting Sunday's series finale against the Cardinals.

Another matchup against a left-handed pitcher means another day on the bench for Dickerson, who has appeared in 10 games since the start of July and gone 6-for-26 with a pair of solo home runs. Mike Tauchman is batting seventh and playing left field.

Pederson went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run Saturday in Atlanta's 9-0 win over Tampa Bay.

Batting out of the leadoff spot in his team debut, Pederson flied out and grounded out in his first two at-bats, but he played a key part in Atlanta's game-breaking six-run fourth inning. His two-run blast off Josh Fleming was one of four extra-base hits in the inning for Atlanta. Given that the lefty-hitting Pederson was setting the table against a southpaw in Fleming, the outfielder looks like he'll be given a full-time look in the leadoff role for his new team after being dealt by the Cubs.

Turner went 1-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Rockies.

Turner doubled off Tyler Kinley in the ninth inning, scoring AJ Pollock and Matt Beaty. He is batting .409 in the month of July, with three long balls and 12 RBI. The 36-year-old is slashing .303/.390/.494 with 15 homers, 52 RBI and 52 runs scored in 364 plate appearances.

Dickerson will not start Saturday's game against the Cardinals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Dickerson has started just two games against lefties this season, so it's no surprise to see him sit against southpaw Kwang Hyun Kim here. Austin Slater starts in left field in his absence.

Pederson will lead off and play right field against the Rays on Saturday.

Pederson didn't join his new team soon enough to start Friday's contest, but Saturday's lineup makes it clear he'll play a key role for his new team in the second half. The Atlanta lineup is of course not the same with Ronald Acuna (knee) out for the year, but the team still has a few big bats behind him who could help Pederson score plenty of runs as long as he remains in the leadoff spot.

Harper sat out the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Marlins due to dehydration issues, but he is expected to play Saturday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Temperatures were in the mid-90s for the matinee of the doubleheader, in which Harper went 1-for-3 with a double and a run. It sounds like he will be a full-go for the rest of the weekend series.

Harper isn't starting the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Marlins, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Harper went 1-for-3 with a double and a run in Friday's matinee. Matt Vierling will take over in right field and bat eighth.