MLB Player News

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.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in a 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Sunday.

It was Blackmon's first extra-base hit since his last homer on July 31. He currently leads the National League with 86 runs scored despite his disappointing .276 average across 453 at-bats.

Belt (knee) is likely to be activated off the disabled list for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Belt is currently on a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento as he returns from a bone bruise. The veteran first baseman will avoid Dodgers' ace Clayton Kershaw, who is set to take the mound Monday. Belt was slashing .278/.372/.470 with 14 home runs prior to landing on the disabled list.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale at Colorado, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Pederson finds himself out of the lineup for the second straight game and fourth time in the last six games. The 26-year-old could find playing time hard to come by this week as the Dodgers could face left-handed starters in five of their next six contests.

Turner is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale at Colorado, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Turner has a modest six-game hit streak (.417/.481/.583) but will get a day off Sunday. Manny Machado shifts to third base with Chris Taylor at shortstop for the Dodgers.

Ozuna went 2-for-5 with an RBI triple and a run in a win over the Royals on Saturday.

Ozuna's second-inning three-bagger was his second of the season, and he's now hit safely in five of the last six games. The outfielder seems to have rediscovered his stroke at the plate after generating a lackluster .210 average in July, as Saturday's production pushed his August average to .317 (13-for-41) over his first 10 games of the month.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

Pederson will take a seat against Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland on Saturday. Enrique Hernandez will start in center field and bat fourth for the Dodgers.

McCutchen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two RBI, two runs and four walks in the Giants' 13-10 victory over the Pirates on Friday.

McCutchen had been in an 0-for-10 skid coming into the game but he was able to emphatically break out of it, getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances including his 13th long ball. The homer was nice, but the four free passes were probably the most impressive part of this stat line, as they brought the veteran's on-base percentage all the way up to .360 on the season. On the whole, his numbers aren't quite up to par with what he put up back in his All-Star days, but McCutchen is still having a fine offensive season after a slow start, with a .781 OPS, 13 homers and 25 doubles to his name through 420 at-bats.