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Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and double in a 5-4 loss against the Pirates on Sunday.

The former Pirates prospect crushed the pitching of the first MLB organization he was apart of, going 5-for-12 (.417) with a double and homer in the weekend series. Power has been rare to come by for Ramirez against every other team, but against the Pirates on Sunday, he posted his first game with two extra-base hits of the season. Ramirez is batting .325 with 10 extra-base hits (including two homers), 16 RBI, 17 runs and two steals in 117 at-bats during 2019.

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

Pederson will head to the bench after starting the last two games with southpaw Jose Quintana on the mound for Chicago. Kyle Garlick will start in left field in his absence while Enrique Hernandez enters the leadoff spot.

Reyes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies due to neck stiffness, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Reyes will be held out of the lineup for the third straight game as his neck has apparently been bothering him for a few days. The 23-year-old made pinch-hit appearances in each of the last two games, so it appears the Padres are just expressing some caution. Wil Myers, Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe will start in the outfield from left to right Sunday.

Ozuna is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Ozuna started the last 56 games in left field for the Cardinals and will head to the bench Sunday for only the third time this season. Jose Martinez will take over in left field in the series finale.

Blackmon went 4-for-6 with a double, three runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 14-8 win over the Padres.

The 32-year-old led a 19-hit attack by the Rockies, Blackmon's third straight game with four hits. He's now slashing an absurd .581/.581/1.258 with five homers, 11 runs and 12 RBI through six games on the Rockies' current homestand, but all good things must come to an end -- after one more tilt against the Padres on Sunday, Colorado hits the road for nine games beginning Tuesday.

Belt went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Brewers.

Belt was able to get on base twice, bringing his on-base streak up to 18 games. The 31-year-old is slashing .310/.474/.466 with two homers and 10 RBI over his impressive hot streak. Belt will have a favorable matchup against Chase Anderson (8.6 H/9 and 3.2 BB/9) in pursuit of No. 19 on Sunday.

Ramirez went 3-for-4 with an RBI, a run and a stolen base in a 4-3 victory over the Pirates on Saturday.

The three-hit performance snapped a streak where Ramirez was hitless in 10 straight at-bats. He doesn't hit for much power or take a lot of walks, but he's helping owners in batting average. Ramirez is hitting .319 with one home run, 13 RBI, 16 runs and two steals in 113 at-bats this season.

Reyes will sit for the second straight game Saturday against Colorado.

Reyes will sit in favor of Josh Naylor again. Naylor's .213/.213/.361 slash line can't compete with Reyes' .242/.292/.540, so it would be a surprise if that pattern continues unless Reyes is dealing with some sort of injury.

Winker is on the bench for the second straight game Saturday against the Rangers.

Winker will sit against lefty Mike Minor. The newly recalled Phillip Ervin will take over in left field.

Carpenter went 1-for-2 with a double, a run-scoring sacrifice fly, two walks and a stolen base in a win over the Mets on Friday.

Carpenter turned in a prototypical leadoff effort and recorded only his second extra-base hit of June in the process. The veteran is now well into a third month of subpar hitting to open the season, with his average sitting at a middling .222. Carpenter's .336 on-base percentage is certainly more respectable in comparison, but it still falls well below his career .374 figure in that category.