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Carpenter exited Wednesday's game against the Nationals after being hit by a pitch on his hand, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.

Carpenter immediately left the game with a trainer. It would be a huge blow for the Cardinals and fantasy owners if Carpenter is forced to miss action, as the 32-year-old has been on a tear at the plate. His status should be updated after he's further evaluated following Wednesday's game. Carpenter was 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored prior to exiting the game in the seventh inning.

Pederson is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Pederson will stick on the bench for a fifth straight game as the Dodgers face another left-hander (Derek Holland). Chris Taylor will start in center field in this one.

Turner went 3-for-4 with three doubles and a strikeout in Tuesday's loss to the Giants.

Turner notched three of the club's five hits on the day and scored the only run, coming around on a Manny Machado single in the eighth inning. The 33-year-old is working on an eight-game hitting streak -- six of which have been multi-hit efforts -- and is slashing a terrific .436/.511/.795 in 39 at-bats since the calendar flipped to August.

Harper went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and two strikeouts in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals.

Harper delivered the two-run blast -- his 30th of the season -- in the eighth inning. It marks just the second time the 25-year-old has reached the 30-home run plateau, and he's showing no signs of slowing down; in 47 at-bats in August, Harper is slashing .340/.436/.723 with five long balls and 10 RBI.

Belt (knee) will be activated from the 10-day disabled list prior to Tuesday night's game against the Dodgers, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Belt makes his return from the disabled list for the second game of the series in Los Angeles, although he is not in Tuesday's lineup against left-hander Alex Wood. Another lefty in Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) is set to start for the Dodgers on Wednesday, but Belt seems likely to return to the lineup regardless with a scheduled off day Thursday.

Belt (knee) is with the Giants at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday but has not been activated, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The expectation was that Belt would be activated prior to Tuesday's game, and that could still happen before the 10:10 ET first pitch, but Belt will not start with another lefty (Alex Wood) toeing the rubber for Los Angeles. Buster Posey gets the nod at first base. Belt went 1-for-5 with a double in two rehab games with Triple-A Sacramento.

Pederson is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Giants.

As per usual, Pederson will remain on the bench for Tuesday's game with a left-hander in Andrew Suarez toeing the rubber for the Giants. Enrique Hernandez will once again start in left field in his place, hitting fourth.

Carpenter went 2-for-4 with a home run, walk, three RBI and two runs Monday in the Cardinals' 7-6 win over the Nationals.

The long ball was Carpenter's NL-leading 33rd of the season, giving him a four-homer edge over the Rockies' Nolan Arenado. Carpenter is slashing an otherworldly .332/.433/.721 since May 16, providing 30 of his home runs and scoring 69 of his 81 runs during that stretch.

Pederson is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Pederson will stick on the bench for a third straight game as the Dodgers face another left-hander (Madison Bumgarner) Monday. The lefty-hitting Pederson could continue to find himself on the bench in the coming week with Los Angeles set to face a few more southpaw starters.

Ozuna went 2-for-5 with an RBI double and two runs in a win over the Royals on Sunday.

Ozuna helped pad the Cardinals' lead in the ninth with his two-bagger, which drove in his third run over the last four games. After recording just one extra-base hit (a double) over the first seven games of August, Ozuna has two doubles and a triple over the last four contests on his way to a .326 average for the month.