MLB Player News

Pederson is on the bench Sunday against left-hander Joey Lucchesi and the Padres, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Pederson owns an excellent .412 average with a 1.382 OPS and five homers over his last 10 games. As usual, however, he'll remain in a platoon role Sunday, with Chris Taylor starting in left field versus a southpaw on the hill.

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored against the Padres on Saturday.

Pederson hit a leadoff home run against Jacob Nix for his 24th long ball of the season and later hit his 26th double, also against Nix. Pederson has swung a hot bat of late, smacking five homers and four doubles across his last 10 appearances. That's helped him to a .529 slugging percentage, which would be a career-best mark by 34 points.

Turner went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a double and a run scored Saturday against the Padres.

Turner recorded only one hit, but made it a timely one, driving in two runs with his 28th double of the season in the third inning. He's been battling a wrist injury across the last week, and it has seemingly affected his performance as he has managed only three hits across 15 at-bats in that span. However, he now has extra-base hits in back-to-back games

Pederson is not in Friday's starting lineup against the Padres, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Pederson is slated for a night off with left-hander Eric Lauer set to toe the rubber for the opposition. Matt Kemp will shift to left field and Enrique Hernandez will man center with Pederson on the bench.

Belt had season-ending right knee surgery Friday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Belt went under the knife to clean up his meniscus, effectively putting an end to his 2018 season. He finished with a .255/.344/.415 slash line through 113 ballgames. Manager Bruce Bochy stated that Belt will be ready for the start of spring training.

Manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday that Belt's (knee) season is likely over, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Belt is on the bench for a fifth straight game as he continues to battle a recurring knee issue. While an MRI over the weekend revealed no structural damage, continued discomfort has prompted the Giants to send the veteran first baseman back to San Francisco for additional testing. He could undergo surgery in the near future. Either way, Belt figures to sit out the remainder of the season with the Giants out of playoff contention, leaving Austin Slater and Aramis Garcia to cover first base.

Pederson is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Pederson will stick on the bench for a second straight game with another southpaw in Tyler Anderson toeing the rubber for the Rockies. Chris Taylor will once again start in left field in his place.

Belt (knee) is not in the lineup against San Diego on Wednesday, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Belt will remain on the bench for a fifth straight game as he nurses a knee injury. In his place, Aramis Garcia will draw another start at first base. Consider Belt day-to-day ahead of Friday's series opener in St. Louis.

Carpenter is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Braves.

With the two teams playing a day game after a night game in the series finale, Carpenter will pick up some rest, affording Matt Adams a turn at first base. After closing out August with his 35th home run of the season, Carpenter has endured a power outage thus far in September. He's failed to go deep in the Cardinals' 17 games on the month, contributing only two extra-base hits in total while batting just .169.

Reyes went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two strikeouts in Tuesday's loss the Giants.

Reyes notched a game-tying single in the third inning, then later put San Diego in the lead with a two-run homer in the fifth in the eventual 5-4 defeat. The 23-year-old has been seeing regular playing time of late and has been responding well to the increased workload, slashing .358/.404/.547 with three homers and 10 RBI in September.