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Pederson went 2-for-6 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored Thursday against the Brewers.

Pederson started the Dodgers' offensive barrage in the first inning with a solo home run, taking Jhoulys Chacin deep, and followed that up by homering off Taylor Williams in the seventh inning to bring his home run total up to 16. He now has a nearly identical number of at-bats as he did during the 2017 season, though he has five more home runs and is slugging 130 points higher in 2018. Due to trade deadline additions, the Dodgers' lineup is more crowded, which could cause Pederson to lose playing time, though he has started three of the last four games.

Harper went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI, two runs scored and two walks in the 10-4 win over Cincinnati.

Harper now has three consecutive multi-hit games, racking up four extra-base hits and five RBI in the process. He's batting .230 now in 2018 after ending June with an abysmal .219 average. It's still been a disappointing year for the 25-year-old slugger, but it seems he's turned a corner since the All-Star break.

Belt (knee) will need another 8-to-10 days before returning from the disabled list, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Belt was placed on the 10-day disabled list July 26 after suffering a bone bruise on his knee. He'll need a little over a week before the Giants will decide whether to activate him from the DL. After Pablo Sandoval (hamstring) was ruled out for the remainder of the season, San Francisco will look forward to the return of Belt to the lineup.

Turner (groin) was activated from the 10-day disabled list and will man third base and bat third against Milwaukee on Thursday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Turner will immediately return to action after spending the minimum 10 days on the DL with a right groin strain. Across 50 games this year, he's hit just .259/.354/.398 with five home runs and 20 RBI, and will likely cede some starts to Max Muncy and Manny Machado at the hot corner as the dog days of August begin.

Ozuna (toe) said he will be ready for Friday's game against the Pirates, Brian Stull of stlbaseballweekly.com reports.

Ozuna added that he had a corn shaved off his foot after leaving Thursday's game due to discomfort in one of his left toes. Look for him to be back in left field for the series opener in Pittsburgh.

Ozuna exited Thursday's game due to discomfort in one of his left toes.

Ozuna was removed prior to the top of the fifth inning. According to Rob Rains of Stlsportspage.com, he appeared to suffer the injury during his previous at-bat in the third frame. He will likely be reevaluated in the coming hours and should be considered day-to-day ahead of Friday's series opener in Pittsburgh.

Carpenter went 0-for-2 with three walks, two runs and a stolen base in a win over the Rockies on Wednesday.

Save for the fact he didn't log a base hit, Carpenter played the quintessential leadoff role Wednesday, showing his trademark discerning eye to draw a trio of free passes. His second-inning stolen base was his first of the season as well, and Carpenter has now pushed his on-base percentage to .388, the second-highest total of his career.

Pederson started in center field and went 1-for-5 in Wednesday's 6-4 win over Milwaukee.

Pederson made just his second start over the last five games, but that was mainly due to a lefty-heavy portion of the schedule. The true threat to the slugger's playing time comes in the form of trade deadline acquisitions Manny Machado and Brian Dozier, whose presence create logjams at multiple positions on the depth chart. Pederson should continue to have a presence in the outfield against righties, but Cody Bellinger and Chris Taylor could eat into his playing time in center with Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp occupying regular roles in the corners.

Ozuna went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Rockies.

Ozuna's .708 OPS is a far cry from last season's .924 mark, but he seems to be turning a corner of late. The 27-year-old has been red-hot over the last six games, going 10-for-25 (.400) with three home runs and eight RBI over that span. On the year he's now slashing .270/.313/.395 with 13 homers and 59 RBI.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base Wednesday against New York.

Harper plated a run in the first inning on a single, and the Nationals wouldn't look back as they took the series finale versus the Mets. He finished July hitting .235 with five homers and 15 RBI through 24 games, so he'll look to improve his batting average over the last two months of the season. Harper owns a career .278 average.