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Ozuna is not in the Cardinals' starting lineup for Game 2 of their doubleheader Sunday.

Ozuna struggled in the first game Sunday, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He has played in every game for the Cardinals since returning from the injured list Aug. 3, hitting .283 at the plate with four home runs and 15 RBI. He will get a much-deserved rest Sunday night and figures to be back in the lineup Monday at home against the Giants. Tyler O'Neill is starting in left field in his place and hitting fourth.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Arizona, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Pederson will sit for the second straight contest with southpaw Alex Young taking the mound for the Diamondbacks. Enrique Hernandez will start in left field and bat fifth Sunday.

Dickerson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against San Diego, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Dickerson finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest with southpaw Eric Lauer taking the mound for the Friars. Joey Rickard will start in left field and bat fifth.

Belt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Padres, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Belt heads to the bench with southpaw Eric Lauer on the mound for San Diego after starting the last 15 contests. The 31-year-old looked more comfortable in that stretch with an .897 OPS, four home runs and 14 RBI. The newly recalled Aramis Garcia will start at first base in his absence.

Turner went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to Arizona on Saturday.

Turner got the Dodgers on the board with a 408-foot blast to left center field in the third inning. The 34-year-old has been one of the hottest hitters in the majors since the All-Star break, ranking third in the league with 16 home runs while slashing .301/.375/.656 with a 1.031 OPS in 44 games.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a 6-3 loss against the Mets on Saturday.

The 26-year-old extended his hitting streak to eight games, and yet, he's still seen little movement in his average over the last week because Saturday was just his second multi-hit game of the streak. However, Harper does have five homers in his last 11 games too, putting him one shy of a second straight 30-homer season. He is batting .257 with 29 home runs, 97 RBI, 84 runs and nine steals in 483 at-bats this season.

Dickerson is not starting Saturday against the Padres.

Dickerson hits the bench with left-hander Joey Lucchesi starting for the Padres. Joey Rickard is starting in left field and hitting sixth in his place in Dickerson's place.

Carpenter is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Reds.

Carpenter will give way to Tommy Edman at third base for the second half of Saturday's twin bill after going 1-for-3 with a double in Game 1.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.

No surprise here; the Dodgers are facing a lefty in Robbie Ray and Pederson still has logged only four starts against southpaws all season. He has a .463 OPS in his limited action against lefties, but Pederson continues to lead off against nearly all opposing righty starters.

Belt went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, an RBI double, and three runs scored in Friday's 8-3 win over the Padres.

Belt got things going with his first-inning homer off Padres starter Dinelson Lamet. The first baseman then scored on a Joey Rickard single as part of a seventh inning rally. Belt's big night was capped by his RBI double to plate Austin Slater before coming around to score on an Evan Longoria double. Over his last seven games, Belt is hitting .360 (9-for-25) with five RBI and six runs scored. The surge has raised his season line to .234/.344/.404 with 16 homers, 54 RBI and 69 runs scored in 129 games.