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Pederson will sit Monday against lefty David Peterson and the Mets.

There were suggestions before the season that Pederson would have a true everyday role rather than merely being a platoon player, but that hasn't really happened. He's started against just seven out of the 19 lefties the Cubs have faced, including just two of the last seven. Kris Bryant will move to left field in his absence.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Carpenter isn't lighting the world on fire with a .764 OPS through his first 11 games of June, but the improved production at the plate is good enough to guarantee him a regular starting role at second base for the time being. The Cardinals could still choose to withhold the lefty-hitting Carpenter from the lineup against southpaws, which will be the case Monday with lefty Braxton Garrett on the hill for Miami. Edmundo Sosa will get the nod at the keystone, ending a streak of five consecutive starts for Carpenter.

Winker went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Rockies.

Winker made his presence felt on the scoresheet in the bottom of the seventh inning, as he plated home both Kyle Farmer and Shogo Akiyama with a ground ball to center. He now has 12 doubles on the year to go along with 17 homers, 39 RBI and a .344 average. Winker already has 11 RBI in June.

McCutchen went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI and one RBI in Sunday's 7-0 win over the Yankees.

McCutchen had gone just 1-for-10 with two runs, an RBI and two walks across the last three games, but he flashed his power with two extra-base hits in Sunday's comfortable win. The 34-year-old is now hitting .224 with 10 home runs, 32 RBI and 30 runs this season.

Turner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

After batting .325 while starting in each of the past 11 games, Turner will sit out the series finale in a planned rest day. Zach McKinstry will fill in at third base for Turner, who should draw back into the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Cardinals.

Pederson went deep in the fourth inning for his third home run in as many games and ninth of the season. The 29-year-old has been known to be a streaky performer in the past, so fantasy managers should enjoy the current surge while it lasts. He's bumped his OPS up to .779 with the strong stretch of games.

Harper went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Yankees.

Harper raised his RBI total to 17 when he gave the Phillies a 2-0 lead with a two-run single in the first inning and later came around to score on an Alec Bohm single. The outfielder added two more knocks to give him his first multi-hit performance since May 18, increasing his batting average to .272 in doing so.

Blackmon will sit Saturday against the Reds.

Blackmon hits the bench after starting 13 straight games, a stretch in which he hit an excellent .422/.509/.622, dragging his OPS up to .792 following a slow start. Yonathan Daza starts in right field in his absence.

Turner went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a 12-1 win over the Rangers on Friday.

Turner went back-to-back with Max Muncy in the first inning off starter Mike Foltynewicz but was otherwise quiet. The home run was Turner's 12th in 60 games after swatting only four in 42 games last season, and he's on pace to slug more homers than doubles (10) for the first time in his career.

Pederson went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI Friday against the Cardinals.

He took right-hander Johan Oviedo deep on a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth inning and also hit a double. Pederson was thrown out on a stolen base attempt for the third time in three tries this season, so he probably can't be counted on to attempt many more steals going forward. He has four home runs over his last seven games and all eight of his home runs on the year have come against righties.