MLB Player News

Pederson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

With a lefty on the hill for San Francisco, the Dodgers will use a primarily right-handed lineup and leave Pederson on the bench. Enrique Hernandez wil take over in center field and bat seventh in place of Pederson.

Belt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Dodgers.

Belt struggled through the months of July and August but appears to have regained formed in September with a .405 on-base percentage and 10 RBI in 17 games. He is never going to be an exciting fantasy commodity to own due to his patient approach at the plate, but like fellow first baseman Eric Hosmer, Belt is usually a lock for 15-20 homers with a plus on-base percentage over the course of a full season.

Stanton is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald.

Stanton homered in each of the Marlins' last two games, but he also started back-to-back days for the first time in over a month, so manager Don Mattingly decided to hold him out Wednesday. Stanton is presumably able to pinch hit, but he will open on the bench while Ichiro Suzuki gets the nod in right field.

McCutchen went 2-for-5 with a two-run double Tuesday against the Brewers.

Since returning from a three-game benching at the beginning of August, McCutchen is hitting .283/.386/.476 with eight homers and 31 RBI in 197 plate appearances. His 29:29 BB:K is in stark contrast to the 35:107 he posted prior to August. The outfielder will look for a more complete rebound in 2017 at age 30.

Blackmon homered and scored twice in a 1-for-3 game with a walk Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Blackmon extended his hitting streak to nine games, now including four home runs to go with three doubles and two triples. He was already having a career year before this streak. Tuesday's performance pushed Blackmon's line up to .320/.380/.555 as he is establishing himself as a potential All-Star heading into 2017.

Stanton went 1-for-2 with a walk and a home run in a 1-0 win over the Nationals on Tuesday.

Stanton provided all the offense for the Marlins as they managed just three hits all night off Tanner Roark and the Nationals. It's Stanton's second straight day with a home run, bringing his total to 27 on the season to match his total from last year, although that was accomplished in just 74 games.

Harper has been dealing with an ailing shoulder/neck for the past two months, Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci reports.

Since the start of July (approximately when the injury occurred, according to Verducci's report), Harper has hit .227/.344/.391 with eight home runs in 270 plate appearances, so his lack of production over that span certainly seems to back up the report that he is playing hurt. Manager Dusty Baker took issue with Verducci's report Tuesday, but that should not come as a surprise, as Baker has been tight-lipped about Harper's status all season and he was likely upset that Verducci found a source close to Harper who was willing to talk. Assuming this report is accurate, it goes a long way toward explaining Harper's struggles this year, which is good news for his owners in keeper leagues but bad news for anyone expecting him to turn things around over the final two weeks of the season.

Carpenter is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.

Carpenter has only sat out of one game this month, so he'll get the night off with left-hander Jorge De La Rosa taking the mound for Colorado. Matt Adams will fill in at first base in his stead.

Stanton will start in right field Tuesday for the second day in a row, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Tuesday's start will be the third Stanton has made since returning to action Sept. 6, and will mark the first time he has been in the lineup back-to-back days since Aug. 12 and 13. He was taken out of Monday's game after walking in his third plate appearance, but he looked plenty healthy blasting a long home run earlier in the game.

Stanton went 1-for-2 with a walk and a monstrous solo homer in a 4-3 win over the Nationals on Monday.

Staton's 26th homer of the season traveled roughly 466 feet to left field. It's been a rough 2016 campaign for Stanton, whose batting average is only .244, the lowest of his career. His .497 slugging percentage is also down significantly from the .606 mark he posted in 2015, when he hit 27 home runs in just 74 games.