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Pederson isn't in the lineup Friday against the Rays, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Pederson was acquired by Atlanta on Thursday but will need to wait at least a day before making his first start for his new team. Abraham Almonte will work in right field, while Pederson should join the starting nine later this weekend.

McCutchen will sit for the afternoon portion of Friday's doubleheader against the Marlins.

The Phillies won't ask the 34-year-old to play two games in one day. He remained a useful player in the first half despite his age, hitting 15 homers and stealing six bases while slashing .228/.346/.434, good for a 113 wRC+. That low batting average hurts fantasy teams, but a .252 xBA indicates that things could improve in that category going forward. Brad Miller will be the left fielder in his absence.

Pederson was traded to Atlanta from the Cubs on Thursday in exchange for Bryce Ball.

Pederson may be the first domino to fall in what is expected to be a busy trade deadline for the Cubs. He provides Atlanta with a starting outfielder, a position of need as the team is currently without Ronald Acuna (knee) and Marcell Ozuna (finger). Pederson hit .230/.300/.418 across 287 plate appearances with the Cubs on the campaign.

Vientos is hitting .277/.348/.588 with 14 homers, 40 RBI and 28 runs across 48 games for Double-A Binghamton.

The 21-year-old third baseman has a lot of swing-and-miss in his game -- that 29.4 percent strikeout rate is a little scary -- but he's also improved his walk rate to 9.0 percent.. Just as importantly, he's shown off a major increase in power, nearly doubling his ISO from .156 in 2019 to .311 this year. Since the Mets have another promising third-base prospect in Brett Baty, Vientos has been getting some reps in left field since defense isn't his strength. Whatever position he lands at, Vientos will probably hit enough home runs to be a viable fantasy asset, though he'll probably never be a .300 hitter.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a walk and a strikeout in Colorado's 3-0 shutout of San Diego on Saturday.

Blackmon got the Rockies on the board with his two-run single off Joe Musgrove in the fifth and walked earlier in the third. The veteran outfielder is currently enduring his worst full-time season with a .731 OPS but has gone 7-for-his-last-17.

Turner went 3-for-4 with a grand slam as the Dodgers defeated the Diamondbacks, 22-1 on Saturday.

Turner extended Los Angeles' lead to 9-0 with his second-inning big fly off Arizona starter Caleb Smith and went on to single in the fourth and sixth. The third baseman now has a five-game hitting streak with homers in two of his last three games.

Pederson will be on the bench against lefty Kwang Hyun Kim and the Cardinals on Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Pederson has had far more than a platoon role this season, as he started against four of the last five lefties the Cubs faced prior to Saturday's off day. For what it's worth, he's shown effectively no platoon split this year, posting a 96 wRC+ against lefties and a 95 wRC+ against righties. Patrick Wisdom starts in left field in his absence.

Dickerson is not starting Saturday's game against the Nationals, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

After a 1-for-2 Friday, Dickerson is hitting .179 with two home runs and two RBI in his last 10 games. Thairo Estrada gets the start in left field and bats eighth Saturday.

Ruf went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 5-3 win over Washington.

Ruf plated the Giants' first run of the game with a single in the first inning, then drove in another with a 433-foot solo shot in the fifth. The veteran has gone deep in each of his past two games and has homered three times across 12 at-bats since July 4. He is on pace to surpass his career high of 14 home runs set back in 2013 when he was with Philadelphia.

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a walk, three RBI and two runs in Friday's 10-5 win over the Cardinals.

The 29-year-old enjoyed his third two-hit, two-run performance in his last four games. Home runs have escaped Pederson's game of late, as he hasn't hit one since June 18. Friday's game raised his batting average to a still-underwhelming .230, but he's raised that mark by 10 points in the last four contests alone.