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Reyes went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Thursday's win over Milwaukee.

Reyes tacked on an insurance run in the ninth to cap off a six-run inning for San Diego. He's collected a base knock in each of his previous four games, going 9-for-15 with two doubles, three homers and five RBI over that stretch. Through 42 tilts in 2018, Reyes is hitting .269 with an .853 OPS.

Belt (knee) ran the bases Thursday, Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Belt is still on schedule to return from the disabled list early next week during San Francisco's three-game series with the Dodgers. He's been on the shelf since July 26 with a bone bruise on his knee, but it shouldn't be long until he's back in the starting nine, barring any setbacks.

Pederson is not in the lineup Thursday against the Rockies, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

As per usual, Pederson will head to the bench with a lefty (Tyler Anderson) getting the ball for the opposition. Enrique Hernandez will start in center field and hit sixth in his stead.

Harper (leg) will be available to pinch-hit off the bench during Thursday's game against Atlanta, Byron Kerr of MASN Sports reports.

Manager Dave Martinez said Harper's knee and shin area is "pretty swollen" but that an X-ray came back clean. It wouldn't be surprising to see Harper remain on the bench for Thursday's series finale, but he will likely be back in the starting nine Friday in Chicago when the Nationals face the Cubs in another afternoon matinee.

Harper was scratched from Thursday's lineup after getting hit by a pitch on his leg during Wednesday's contest.

Per Jamal Collier of MLB.com, Harper was a little sore following Wednesday's affair, though he did remain in the game after the incident. The outfielder should be considered day-to-day heading into Friday's matinee against the Cubs. In his absence, Michael Taylor was added to the lineup in center field.

Harper went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to the Braves.

It was his third homer in the last seven games and 28th of the season, as Harper continues to turn around a disappointing campaign. He's hitting .339 (21-for-62) since the All-Star break with five home runs and 17 RBI in 18 games.

Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the Cardinals' 3-2 win over the Marlins on Tuesday.

The home run was Carpenter's 30th of the season, giving him sole possession of the National League lead. Given that Carpenter had only gone deep three times through May 20, his surge up the leaderboard has been nothing short of miraculous. In addition to bagging 27 more long balls since that date, Carpenter has also delivered a .327 average, 46 RBI and 60 runs in 69 games, making him a four-category stalwart.

Blackmon went 2-for-4 with a run Tuesday in the Rockies' 10-2 loss to the Pirates.

Before receiving Monday off, Blackmon had gone 1-for-21 over the Rockies' prior five contests. The outfielder got back on track Tuesday, with his base knock in the bottom of the sixth inning giving him 1,000 hits for his career. He added another single later in the contest to finish with his first two-hit performance since July 29.

Reyes started in right field and went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 11-5 win over Milwaukee.

Reyes surprisingly got the nod over Travis Jankowski despite a right-hander toeing the rubber for the Brewers. The latter's production at the plate has really tailed off following a hot start to the year (.255/.331/.325), so it is possible that Reyes could get an extended look in right, at least until Wil Myers (foot) returns from the disabled list. The Friars are scheduled to face another righty Wednesday, which should shed light on whether or not the rookie has gained a regular role in the outfield.

Harper went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in a win over the Braves in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

Harper is now batting .370 with four homers and 16 RBI in 16 games since the All-Star break, giving him 27 homers and 70 RBI for the season. He is slated to man right field and bat cleanup against lefty Sean Newcomb in the nightcap.