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Choi hit a grand slam in his lone plate appearance against the Phillies on Saturday.

Choi quickly fell behind in the count 0-2 before working it full and the tucking the home run just inside the left-field foul pole. The 27-year-old rejoined the Brewers ahead of their road trip that featured games at the White Sox and Indians, going 2-for-14 with seven strikeouts. Choi is unlikely to remain on the major-league roster for long, with Brandon Woodruff set to be recalled ahead of Sunday's start and Eric Thames (thumb) also nearing a return from the disabled list.

Cespedes (hip) was removed from his rehab game Saturday due to right quad tightness, James Wagner of The New York Times reports.

The Mets are calling it precautionary, but it's concerning nonetheless that Cespedes is experiencing another lower-body issue on just the second day of his rehab assignment. He will be reevaluated Sunday. At the very least, Cespedes will have a few days tacked onto his rehab before returning to the Mets.

Turner (wrist) will return to the Dodgers' lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Turner is out of the lineup Saturday for the third straight game, but will apparently be good to go for Sunday's contest. It remains unclear if the 33-year-old is available off the bench Saturday, but the lingering wrist issue won't require a trip to the disabled list at this point.

Turner (wrist) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Braves, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Turner will sit out of the starting lineup for the third consecutive game, although he did enter Thursday's contest defensively. The 33-year-old has slashed just .243/.325/.343 since his return from the disabled list in mid-May. A return trip to the disabled list is not out of the question, but Turner remains day-to-day at this point.

McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in Friday's loss to the Nationals.

McCutchen drove in a run during the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly, cutting Washington's lead to just one. He's been heating up at the plate recently, collecting four straight multi-hit games. Through 61 games this season, he's batting .261 with six homers, 29 RBI and a .787 OPS.

Carpenter went 1-for-2 with an RBI single, three walks and a run in an extra-innings win over the Reds on Friday.

Carpenter now has a four-game hitting streak, and he's hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games overall. The veteran has slashed .341/.414/.591 over the 99 plate appearances spanning his last 22 games, and he's boosted his season on-base percentage 42 points to .339 over that stretch.

Blackmon went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Colorado's 9-4 loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Blackmon hadn't left the yard since May 18, but he was able to dispatch of the brief lull with this fifth-inning solo blast off Zack Greinke. He had been hitting well lately despite the lack of power, as he's bagged six multi-hit games in his last eight contests. Overall, Blackmon is enjoying another fine season at the plate, as he's slashing a terrific .288/.369/.515 over 233 at-bats.

Harper went 1-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's loss to the Giants.

Harper knocked in a pair of runs in the fifth inning with a single to right field, cutting the Giants' lead to two. He's struggled to hit for average through 61 games this season (.228), although he's smashed 18 home runs and driven in 42. Harper has yet to hit a home run in the month of June.

Turner (wrist) is out of Friday's lineup against the Braves.

While Turner was able to enter Thursday's contest as a defensive substitute, it sounds like the team is not confident with the types of swings he is taking since returning from his wrist injury. He is hitting an uncharacteristically mediocre .243/.325/.343 since returning, and a disabled list stint has not been ruled out. Max Muncy will start at third base while Cody Bellinger gets the nod at first base.

Cespedes (hip) will begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Binghamton on Friday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Cespedes will serve as designated hitter Friday and play the field Saturday for the Rumble Ponies before being re-evaluated. Earlier this week it was reported the 32-year-old wouldn't require a rehab stint, so if everything checks out after Saturday he could seemingly return to the Mets in short order.