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Blackmon went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI, one run scored and a walk in Saturday's win over the Mariners.

Blackmon was one of three Colorado players to record three hits in this game, and he has been one of the hottest bats in the league. The outfielder is riding a 12-game hitting streak while slashing an impressive .500/.521/.750 with three homers, 15 RBI and 10 runs scored during that stretch. He is bound to come back to earth at some point, but the veteran is showing that he's still a must-start player across all formats.

Dickerson will sit against lefty Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers on Saturday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Dickerson hasn't started against any of the seven lefties the Giants have faced this season, so it's no surprise to see him sit against one of the best southpaws in the league. Hunter Pence and Austin Slater start in the outfield corners Saturday.

Belt will sit Saturday against southpaw Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Belt has started against just one of the seven lefties the Giants have faced this season. Wilmer Flores will start at first base in his absence.

Blackmon went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and another run scored during Friday's win over the Mariners.

Blackmon extended Colorado's lead in the eighth inning with a leadoff homer against Yohan Ramirez. The long ball was the third of the year and second in as many nights for the 34-year-old, who has now extended his hitting streak to 11. On the season, Blackmon leads the Rockies in batting average (.423), on-base percentage (.446), hits (22) and RBI (15).

Dickerson is not in the lineup Friday against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Dickerson has started against every righty the Giants have faced this season but has yet to be in the lineup against a lefty. That tradition will continue against Julio Urias on Friday, with Darin Ruf and Austin Slater handling the outfield corners.

All five of Ruf's starts this season have come against left-handed pitchers. He is batting .278/.381/.333 with five RBI and two runs in 18 at-bats.

He made the team due to a monster spring training and presumably solid summer camp, and he also survived the first round of roster cuts Thursday. As long as he keeps getting on base at a strong clip against southpaws, the playing time should still be there, and he should eventually start hitting for power.

Winker went 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout in Thursday's 13-0 loss to Cleveland.

Winker was rung up on a bad called third strike in the sixth inning and it looked like he might have been ejected by the home-plate umpire, but only manager David Bell was tossed from the game. By sticking around, Winker was able to notch his first multi-hit game of the season; he accounted for two of the team's three total hits. We'll see if this showing earns Winker his first start of the season against a lefty, either Friday against Eric Lauer or Saturday against Brett Anderson.

Blackmon went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Thursday against the Giants.

Blackmon took Caleb Baragar deep in the seventh inning for his second home run of the season. He's swung the bat well to open the campaign, and extended his hitting streak to 10 games with this performance. Overall, Blackmon has 12 RBI and nine runs scored to go along with a .375/.392/.542 line across 51 plate appearances to begin the season.

Dickerson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.

He'll retreat to the bench with southpaw Kyle Freeland on the mound for the Rockies. The righty-hitting Hunter Pence will replace the lefty-hitting Dickerson in the Giants outfield.

Belt is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.

Belt will take a seat with the Giants facing a left-handed starting pitcher (Kyle Freeland) in a day game after a night game. Belt was able to take advantage while starting in the first three games of the series at Coors Field, going 4-for-12 with a home run, a double, two runs and three RBI.