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Carpenter went 1-for-1 with a solo home run Thursday against the Phillies.

Carpenter appeared as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and delivered a solo blast. It was his eighth homer of the season and third in his past seven games. While his overall line of .218/.332/.391 across 232 plate appearances remains subpar, Carpenter has raised his OPS to .723 from .650 -- its lowest mark of the season -- since May 15. He'll look to flash more improvement during the team's weekend series against the Cubs.

Harper went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI on Thursday against the Cardinals.

Harper continued his hot homestand, recording a double in the fourth and sixth innings to bring his total on the season to 19. He totaled six extra-base hits in the Phillies' three-game series against the Cardinals, raising his slugging percentage from .438 to .490. He'll look to keep things going at the dish as the Phillies begin a series at the Dodgers Friday.

Turner is out of Thursday's lineup against the Mets due to right hamstring tightness, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Turner was spotted grabbing his right hamstring after scoring in Wednesday's matchup, and the Dodgers have since confirmed that their starting third baseman is indeed dealing with a hamstring issue. The good news is that Turner will be available off the bench Thursday evening, so the injury doesn't appear to be overly significant. It remains to be seen if he'll be back in the starting nine for Friday's series opener against the Phillies.

Turner was seen grabbing the back of his knee after scoring the tying run during Wednesday's win over the Mets, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

This helps explain why Turner is out of the lineup against left-hander Jason Vargas on Thursday. The Dodgers have yet to provide an update regarding the third baseman's status at this point, but this is certainly a situation to monitor. Max Muncy is starting at third base in place of Turner on Thursday, with David Freese getting the nod at first base.

Pederson is not in the lineup Thursday against the Mets.

Pederson has been on a tear over his last 10 games, slashing .438/.526/.781 with two homers and a 6:4 BB:K, but he'll give way to Matt Beaty in left field for Thursday's series finale with lefty Jason Vargas starting for the opposition.

Turner is not in the lineup Thursday against the Mets.

According to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, manager Dave Roberts wanted to rest Turner's legs, which explains why the third baseman is out of the lineup against left-hander Jason Vargas. Since the start of May (22 games), Turner is slashing an impressive .341/.409/.585 with five homers, 15 RBI, a stolen base and a 6:7 BB:K.

Blackmon (calf) said he expects to return from the 10-day injured list Tuesday against the Cubs, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

The slugging outfielder was placed on the injured list Monday with the calf injury, but he says he feels on track to return when first eligible for Colorado's opening game of its road series with the Cubs, per Saunders. Blackmon was slashing .300/.356/.565 with 10 homers and 31 RBI before the injury.

Ozuna went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a run in a loss to the Phillies on Wednesday.

Ozuna came through with one of only two multi-hit efforts for the Cardinals in the blowout loss. The 28-year-old outfielder is hitting just .212 in May, but he's starting to pick up the pace as the month winds down. Factoring in Wednesday's production, Ozuna is hitting .290 (9-for-31) with four doubles, two home runs, eight RBI, four walks and six runs across his last eight games.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies.

Though the Cardinals are facing a right-handed pitcher (Jerad Eickhoff) in the series finale, the lefty-hitting Carpenter will take a seat in what merely amounts to a maintenance day due to the quick turnaround between games. The move to the bench spells an end to a rough series as a starter for Carpenter, who went hitless with five strikeouts in seven at-bats in the first two contests.

Pederson went 2-for-5 with a home run, double and another run scored in Wednesday's 9-8 win over the Mets.

With the Dodgers trailing 8-5, Pederson sparked a ninth-inning rally with a leadoff home run as the Dodgers worked together to take down Mets closer Edwin Diaz for the win. The 27-year-old has been relentless atop the Dodgers' talented lineup against right-handed pitching this year. Overall, he's batting .268/.372/.647 with 16 homers, 36 runs scored and 30 RBI.