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Turner exited Friday's game against the Rangers with an apparent injury, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Turner suffered an injury after stealing second base in the seventh inning, and he exited the game with trainers afterward. The nature and severity of the injury are unclear. Turner went 1-for-4 with one RBI and one strikeout prior to suffering the injury.

Pederson is not in Friday's lineup against the Rangers.

As is typical, Pederson retreats to the bench with a lefty (Mike Minor) on the hill for the opposition. Even against righties, Pederson appears to be losing ground. He started off the season as the team's leadoff hitter against righties but has hit fifth or lower in each of his last four starts.

Miller started Games 1 and 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Pirates at third base and designated hitter, respectively, going a combined 1-for-5 with a triple and two walks.

Miller's versatility has been an ideal fit during a season of so many personnel losses for the Cardinals, and as he demonstrated Thursday, he's been far from just a stopgap option at the plate. The veteran pushed his season line to an impressive .318/.446/.568 via Thursday's production, with all three components representing career-best figures at the moment.

Winker went 3-for-3 with a walk, two home runs and three RBI in a 6-1 win over the Brewers during the first game of Thursday's doubleheader.

The 27-year-old had been in a bit of a slump, going 3-for-21 with zero RBI over his prior six games, but Winker's bat snapped back to life in impressive fashion in Thursday's matinee. On the season he's now hitting .325 with eight homers, but only 13 RBI, through 29 contests.

Pederson went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a double and another run scored during Thursday's win over the Giants.

Pederson accounted for all of the scoring in the second half of Thursday's twin bill against the Giants, helping Los Angeles complete a doubleheader sweep. The 28-year-old got the scoring started with a solo shot off Kevin Gausman in the second inning. He then doubled and scored in the fourth. The long ball was the fifth of the year for Pederson, who is batting just .218/.330/.449 across 27 games.

Dickerson is in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Dodgers, batting sixth and playing left field.

Dickerson sat Game 1 with the Giants going up against Clayton Kershaw, but he's back in the fold for Game 2. The Dodgers are going with lefty Caleb Ferguson, but Giants manager Gabe Kapler is likely banking on it being a short start for the southpaw.

Ruf is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.

Ruf started Game 1 of the twin bill against Clayton Kershaw, but will return to the bench despite lefty Caleb Ferguson starting Game 2 for the Dodgers.

Dickerson is not starting Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.

Dickerson will stick on the bench for a second straight game with the Dodgers deploying another left-hander in Clayton Kershaw. Darin Ruf is once again starting in left field in his place.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk in Wednesday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Blackmon essentially put the game out of reach for the Rockies with a grand slam in the top of the eighth that made it 8-1 for Colorado and, although Arizona came just one run away from forcing extra innings, the Rockies came through and got the win. This was Blackmon's fourth homer of the season and first one since Aug. 7. The star centerfielder, who hovered around the .400 mark earlier this season, has slowed down of late and is "only" hitting .289 with a .767 OPS in his last 10 games.

Carpenter will bat sixth and start at third base Wednesday against the Royals, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Carpenter was originally set to be on the bench, but he'll join the starting nine with Dexter Fowler sitting out the game in protest of the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake.