MLB Player News

Ozuna is taking a seat for Miami's contest against Washington on Tuesday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com reports.

After hitting a three-run bomb in the series opener, the Miami left fielder will get what looks like a breather as the set continues Wednesday night. Ichiro Suzuki will take his place in the outfield and bat seventh against Nationals right-hander A.J. Cole.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Nationals.

He's been impressive so far in August, slashing .364/.440/1.000 in six games with four homers -- taking over the major-league lead in that category from the Yankees' Aaron Judge. Stanton has already tied his previous career high with 37 blasts, and his current .981 OPS would also be a personal best.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's win over the Marlins.

His 29th homer of the year, and 150th of his career, was a majestic blast to right-center on a first-pitch curve from Odrisamer Despaigne in the fourth inning. Harper is heating up again with seven hits and two home runs in his last four games and he remains within striking distance of an NL Triple Crown, sitting fourth in batting average (.327), tied for fourth in homers (29) and fifth in RBI (82).

Carpenter went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run during Monday's win over Kansas City.

It's been a down year by Carpenter's standards, but he's now collected three extra-base hits and five RBI through his past two games, serving as a reminder of the veteran's capability to pile up counting stats in a hurry. This could prove to be a buy-low spot for the veteran.

McCutchen went 1-for-3 with an intentional walk and a run scored Sunday against San Diego.

He's 6-for-21 with no extra-base hits in six August games. Against Monday's starter, Jordan Zimmermann, McCutchen is a career 2-for-8 with a pair of homers. Plate discipline has served the outfielder well in his resurgence. Prior to May 25, he held a 17:35 BB:K. Since then, he's put up a much-improved 41:42 BB:K. He'll look for his first extra-base hit since July on Monday.

Carpenter went 1-for-3 with a two-run triple and a run in Sunday's 13-4 win over the Reds.

Carpenter added insult to injury with his fourth-inning triple, a laser to right with two on that extended the Cardinals' lead to 13-3. The hit snapped the slump the 31-year-old infielder had been stuck in to open August, one that had seen him go hitless over the first four games of the month in which he'd registered at least one at-bat.

Turner hit his 13th home run of the season in Sunday's 8-0 road win over the Mets. It was his second homer in as many games.

The third baseman had a great night in Queens, going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI, two stolen bases -- which doubled his season total -- and three runs scored. Turner is now hitting an unbelievable .349 through 298 at-bats this year as he continues his push for the National League batting title. He currently holds a 14-point lead over the Nationals' Daniel Murphy (.335) for the NL lead and is second in baseball behind Jose Altuve of the Astros (.364).

Blackmon went 3-for-5 with three doubles, a run and an RBI Sunday against the Phillies.

All three of Blackmon's doubles came against starter Aaron Nola, who held the rest of Colorado's talented lineup without an extra-base hit. The All-Star outfielder was effective as usual during this six-game homestand, racking up three multi-hit efforts while scoring seven runs out of the leadoff spot. He's batting .398 at Coors Field and .273 on the road, so expect a decline with a five-game road trip next on the schedule.

Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Sunday's win over Atlanta.

Ozuna went without a round tripper through the first 15 games out of the All-Star break, but he's now hit three bombs through his past seven games to silence any concerns of a second-half slump. With 26 homers, 87 RBI, 63 runs and a .306/.364/.553 slash line, Ozuna is posting a high-end fantasy campaign and already has career-high marks in the homer and RBI columns.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

The Mets send lefty Steven Matz to the mound, so Pederson will head to the bench in favor of Enrique Hernandez, who will bat seventh in the order.