MLB Player News

Pederson is not in the lineup Sunday against the Reds.

Pederson is 0-for-12 over his past three games and will head to the bench Sunday with southpaw Wade Miley pitching for Cincinnati. Ian Happ will shift to left field while Jake Marisnick starts in center.

Turner is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

After a 1-for-4 performance Saturday, Turner has hit .396 with seven runs and seven RBI in his last 13 games. Zach McKinstry starts at third base while Turner sits out the morning contest.

McCutchen went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a stolen base Saturday against the Padres.

McCutchen singled off Yu Darvish in the sixth inning and promptly stole second base before coming in to score on a Rhys Hoskins double. The 34-year-old McCutchen is 6-for-7 on the basepaths this season, with half off those six steals coming in the last seven games. McCutchen has gotten on base at a healthy .352 clip this season -- he leads the Phillies with 48 walks -- and has 13 homers and 41 RBI in 253 at-bats, but his .229 average would be the lowest of his career.

Harper went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against the Padres on Saturday.

Harper got the Phillies on the board with a solo homer in the second inning, his 14th round tripper of the season, all of which have been solo blasts. He later broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth when he brought home J.T. Realmuto with a sac fly. Harper is enjoying another standout season -- he's slashing .271/.377/.514 while going a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen bases -- but has only driven in 26 runs in 252 plate appearances.

Blackmon isn't starting Saturday's game against the Cardinals.

Blackmon recorded his fifth three-hit performance of the season Tuesday, but he went 2-for-13 with a double, a run and four strikeouts across his last three appearances. Chris Owings will take over in right field and bat eighth.

Turner went 3-for-4 with a home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Friday's win over the Nationals.

Turner has recorded five multi-hit games over his last seven appearances. He recorded three hits for the first time since June 9 and also snapped a 15-game homerless drought. He's hitting .389 with a 1.004 OPS over his last 10 games (36 at-bats).

Dickerson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Dickerson took Zac Gallen long in the third for one of four home runs the Giants hit on the evening. He had entered Friday going zero for his last 12 at-bats and was finally able to end the brief drought with a big hit. The 31-year-old is slashing .223/.291/.395 with seven homers, 23 RBI, 18 runs scored, a steal and an 11:41 BB:K over 172 plate appearances.

Belt (knee) is opting to rehab his knee rather than undergo surgery, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

This news was expected after it was determined that Belt suffered only minimal structural damage to his knee. He received the opinion of three doctors, all of whom agreed that rehab was a viable option. There's no current timeline for his return.

Harper went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 11-6 loss to the Marlins.

He took Jordan Holloway deep in the second inning to get the Phillies on the board, then launched a shot off Anthony Bass in the seventh that capped his team's scoring. Harper wrapped a solid June with a .278/.366/.556 slash line and six of his 13 homers on the year.

Miller will start at first base and bat seventh Wednesday against the Marlins.

Miller will fill in for a resting Rhys Hoskins on Wednesday, but the former looks like he'll be in store for only a handful of starts per week now that the Phillies are close to full strength in the infield and outfield following Jean Segura's return from the injured list earlier this week. Didi Gregorius (elbow) recently resumed a rehab assignment and could also be activated in the coming days, with his eventual return closing off another potential avenue for Miller to pick up at-bats.