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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.

Belt went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.

He got the Giants on the board with a fourth-inning solo shot, then picked up a second RBI with a fielder's choice in the ninth. Belt now has eight homers and two steals on the year to go along with his .230/.333/.467 slash line through 52 games.

McCutchen went 1-for-1 with four runs scored, a two-run home run and three walks in Wednesday's 11-4 win over St. Louis.

McCutchen equaled his walk total from the last seven games Wednesday as he reached base in all five plate appearances. The veteran outfielder is seeing the ball well over his last 10 games with a .368 average, five doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI.

Harper went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, four RBI, a double and a home run in Wednesday's 11-4 win over the Cardinals.

Harper exited the game after only five innings with the Phillies leading 11-1, but that proved to be more than enough time for him to make his presence felt. He did foul a ball off his foot the inning prior to leaving the contest, but no injury was ever announced. The 26-year-old was 5-for-28 (.179 average) with 11 strikeouts over the last seven games prior to the series against St. Louis, but he quickly found his stroke with four extra-base hits and six RBI in two games versus the Redbirds.

Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in Tuesday's win over the Giants.

While all three hits were singles, Ramirez still got his share of the spoils in an 11-3 rout. The 24-year-old is off to a blistering start in the majors, slashing .413/.460/.543 with a homer, four RBI and nine runs through his first 13 games with Miami.

Harper went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI on Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Harper doubled home two runners in the third inning and added another two-bagger in the fifth frame. It was his first multi-hit effort in four contests and he now has three extra-base hits in his last eight games. Harper has a disappointing .232/.357/.449 line across 238 plate appearances this season.

Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Phillies.

Ozuna took Nick Pivetta deep in the first inning for his 15th home run of the season. He continues to be very productive overall, racking up three home runs, six runs and 10 RBI in his last 10 games. Despite a .231 average, Ozuna is slugging .518 through 219 plate appearances, close to his career-best mark of .548 from 2017.

Pederson isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Pederson will head to the bench with lefty Steven Matz expected to toe the rubber for the opposition. Chris Taylor gets the nod in left field and is batting fifth as a result.