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Turner was pulled early from Friday night's game against the Pirates for rest purposes, and he's not expected to play Saturday, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Turner is just 3-for-19 with a pair of RBI over his last seven games, so perhaps skipper Dave Roberts has sensed that his starting third baseman needs a day or two to rest. Max Muncy could draw the start at third base Saturday, which would open up a slot for David Freese at first.

Belt isn't in Friday's starting lineup against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Belt will take a seat with the lefty Robbie Ray set to toe the rubber for the opposition. Tyler Austin draws the start at first base and will bat cleanup in Belt's absence.

Blackmon (calf) won't play Friday against the Orioles, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

As expected, Blackmon will take a seat Friday as he continues to battle a calf issue. "He's feeling better, but is still sore," stated skipper Bud Black. "This is truly day-to-day, there's still no timetable of when we think he's going to be in the lineup."

Pederson is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.

Pederson will sit against a right-hander for the second time this week, though it once again is the result of the opposing team using an opener. Matt Beaty will start in left field and bat leadoff Friday.

Carpenter is starting at third base and batting fifth Friday against the Braves.

Carpenter has led off for the Cardinals in all but one of his 45 starts this season -- he also batted third May 2 -- but drops to fifth Friday after slashing .162/.295/.378 in his last 11 games. Manager Mike Shildt said earlier in May he was sticking with the 33-year-old at the top of the order for the time being, but Dexter Fowler and his .413 OBP will enter the leadoff spot Friday. It's been a season-long struggle for the veteran third baseman, as Carpenter's .686 OPS would be the worst of his career for a full season by a significant margin.

Dickerson was placed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right wrist Friday.

Dickerson apparently sustained the injury in Sunday's game against the Pirates, as he hasn't played since and the move is retroactive to Monday. The 28-year-old has no official timeline for his return and the severity of the sprain remains unclear, but he'll be eligible to be activated May 31.

McCutchen went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, two RBI and a walk in the Phillies' 9-7 victory over the Cubs on Thursday.

It was a lively day from atop the order for the veteran, as he reached base three times and laced his ninth and 10th doubles of the season. It was his third multi-hit effort in his last five games, bringing his slash line up to .259/.383/.438 through 185 at-bats.

Blackmon (calf) seems doubtful to play in Friday's game against the Orioles, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

Of the injury, Blackmon said it's "not the kind of thing to take lightly." He fouled a ball off his calf in the third inning of Thursday's game and then aggravated the injury in the field later that inning before being removed from the game in the fourth frame. As of now, the Rockies beat writers seem to think Blackmon is day-to-day and could require at least one day off to get right. Ian Desmond figures to start in his place in the short term.

Blackmon, who left Thursday's game against the Pirates in the fourth inning, is dealing with a right calf issue, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Manager Bud Black said it is something the team is "monitoring", so the severity is unclear. For now, he should be considered day-to-day. Ian Desmond, who replaced Blackmon in center field, would likely get starts in the short term, but if the issue requires a stint on the injured list, Yonathan Daza could be an option to join the team from Triple-A Albuquerque.

Cespedes underwent season-ending surgery on his right ankle Thursday, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports.

He was in the process of lightly ramping up activity while rehabbing multiple heel surgeries when he suffered multiple right ankle fractures in an off-field incident this past weekend. Cespedes is due to make $29 million in 2020 before becoming a free agent in 2021. He only played in 38 games last year and was limited to 81 in 2017.