MLB Player News

Blackmon went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Giants.

The 33-year-old just keeps on collecting hits. Blackmon is slashing .383/.431/.596 over his last dozen games, and on the season he sports a .961 OPS with 22 homers, 63 RBI and 80 runs in 92 contests. Steals no longer seem to be part of his skill set -- he's 2-for-6 on the basepaths in 2019 -- but hitting leadoff and calling Coors Field home still give Blackmon rock-solid fantasy value.

Ozuna (fingers) went 1-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Athletics.

Ozuna missed just over a month with the injury. He was able to knock a single off Athletics starter Mike Fiers in the fourth inning. Ozuna played the full game in left field. The 28-year-old has a .260/.333/.514 line with 20 homers, 62 RBI, 52 runs scored and a career-high eight stolen bases in 79 games this season.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.

Turner opened the scoring with the fourth-inning homer off Padres starter Cal Quantrill and then added the single in the fifth inning to cap a three-run rally. The third baseman is up to 17 homers this season, adding 48 RBI and 64 runs scored with a .286/.368/.480 slash line in 103 games, which matches his games played from last year. Four of Turner's homers have come in his last 10 games.

Carpenter (foot) could return for Sunday's game against Oakland, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Carpenter has been out with a bruised foot since mid-July. He's gone hitless in all but one of his nine rehab games, but he was pulled from the lineup with Triple-A Memphis on Saturday in order to travel to join his teammates in Oakland, with a return as soon as Sunday a possibility.

Ozuna (fingers) returned from the 10-day injured list Saturday.

Ozuna had been out of action since late June with a pair of broken fingers. He's good to go after going 4-for-9 in three rehab games. Tyler O'Neill (wrist) landed on the 10-day IL in a corresponding move.

Winker is not starting Saturday against lefty Dallas Keuchel and the Braves.

Winker hasn't started against a lefty since late May. The arrangement makes sense, as he has dramatic platoon splits, hitting .177/.287/.250 against lefties over the course of his career and .307/.395/.510 against righties. Phillip Ervin and Aristides Aquino will be the corner outfielders in his absence.

Pederson isn't in the starting lineup for Friday's game against San Diego.

Pederson will head to the bench with a lefty in Eric Lauer set to toe the rubber for the opposition. Cody Bellinger is set to man right field and bat cleanup as a result.

Dickerson's right oblique strain is considered mild, leaving the Giants optimistic he'll be ready to return from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Aug. 10, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, Dickerson attributed the oblique injury to compensating for the pain he had already experienced after developing back spasms on his left side in mid-July. Despite being at well below optimal health for over two weeks, Dickerson had still delivered a .415/.455/.756 slash line since the All-Star break, which made the Giants reluctant to shut him down. Now that Dickerson will get a chance to heal up, he'll likely be able to avoid a setback that may have cost him more significant time. His absence through next weekend should open up a spot in the everyday lineup for Austin Slater.

Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a walkoff home run, a triple, two RBI and a walk during a 5-4 extra-innings victory over the Twins on Thursday.

The 24-year-old drove in a run with his triple and then won the game with a solo shot in the 12th. Ramirez is hitting for a lot more power lately, as he has eight extra-base hits in his last 19 games. He only had 12 extra-base hits in 48 games prior to July 6. Ramirez is batting .272 with seven home runs, 33 RBI, 36 runs and two steals in 246 at-bats this season.

Carpenter (foot) went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI, a walk and a run in a Triple-A Memphis win over Albuquerque on Thursday.

Carpenter finally found some much-needed offensive success with the Redbirds after going 0-for-21 over his prior seven games. The veteran infielder is slated to play at least couple of more games in Memphis in order to get as much of his timing back at the plate as possible before a return to the big leagues.