MLB Player News

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.

Blackmon went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Blackmon briefly put Colorado ahead with his fifth-inning home run -- his 27th of the year -- though the Dodgers would tie it back up in the bottom of the frame in the extra-inning defeat. The 32-year-old is working on an 11-game hitting streak and is now slashing .375/.438/.656 across 64 at-bats since the start of September.

Harper walked in all five of his plate appearances Tuesday against the Marlins. He failed to contribute any other counting stats.

He leads the majors in walks with 123. Even with that in mind, it's impressive that this wasn't the first time this season that Harper has walked five times -- his career high is six in a game, back on May 6, 2016 against the Cubs.

Pederson is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.

Despite going 3-for-4 with a pair of homers in Monday's series-opening win, Pederson will hit the bench with a left-hander in Kyle Freeland starting for the Rockies. Chris Taylor will cover left field and bat leadoff Tuesday.

Belt (knee) is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Padres, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Belt will sit for a fourth straight game as he continues to battle a recurring knee problem. The injury will likely require offseason surgery, though an MRI taken over the weekend ruled out structural damage, leaving him day-to-day moving forward. Aramis Garcia is once again starting at first base in Belt's absence.

Pederson went 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored in Monday's 8-2 win over the Rockies.

Pederson's first homer came off right-handed starter Jon Gray, but his second was a rare long ball off a southpaw, his first of that variety this season. The 26-year-old is unlikely to all of a sudden begin starting against lefties, but fantasy owners can live with a .251/.324/.519 slash line and 23 homers in a favorable platoon situation.

Belt (knee) remains on the bench Monday against the Padres, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Belt has been battling a recurring knee problem and will likely require offseason surgery, though an MRI taken Saturday revealed no structural damage. With the Giants well out of the playoff race, they'll likely be very careful with Belt down the stretch. Aramis Garcia will start at first base in his absence.

Turner (wrist) started and went 2-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 5-0 loss to St. Louis.

Manager Dave Roberts revealed that Turner was dealing with a sore wrist after being hit by a pitch in Saturday's tilt, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports. The minor injury was not severe enough to hold the third baseman out of action, and his two-hit performance bodes well for his availability for the Dodgers' crucial upcoming series against the Rockies.