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Harper injured his thumb in Sunday's game and will undergo an X-ray on Monday, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post reports

The injury isn't the same spot as his previous thumb issue, but more abut it should surface following the tests Monday. Until then, consider him day-to-day ahead of Monday's series finale against the Diamondbacks. Even if the test results come out OK, Washington might rest him for the rest of the regular season now that they've clinched the NL East. His fantasy owners have to plan for that course of action and secure a backup option.

Harper left Sunday's game in the third inning with a hand injury, Dan Kolko of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network reports.

Harper seemed to hurt his hand while sliding into third base on a triple. After the slide, he stayed in and scored a run, but he was pulled from the outfield shortly after. Upon his departure, Harper was replaced by Chris Heisey in right field. More details regarding the severity of Harper's injury should be available in the near future.

Belt is not in the lineup for Sunday's outing against San Diego.

Buster Posey will take over at first base while Belt gets his first game off since Sept. 13. The Giants have Monday off, so look for Belt to return to action Tuesday when San Francisco hosts the Rockies.

Pederson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

With the left-handed Tyler Anderson set to take the mound for Colorado, Pederson will have the day off. Enrique Hernandez will head to center field and start in place of Pederson.

Turner went 3-for-3 with two RBI, two runs, a stolen base and two walks in a 14-1 victory over the Rockies on Saturday.

The third baseman is 5-for-6 the last two nights since sitting out Thursday. He has multiple hits in three of his last five games. Turner is hitting .274 with 27 home runs, 89 RBI, 75 runs and four steals in 533 at-bats this season.

Dickerson is out of the lineup Saturday against the Giants.

After the call-ups of Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe, the Padres are going to really spread around the outfield playing time over the final nine days of the season. Jon Jay will start in left field and hit second Saturday.

McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a triple, two walks and a run in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning victory over the Nationals.

The veteran slugger has salvaged his season in the second half and is now slashing .318/.406/.612 with six homers and 18 RBI in 85 September at-bats. That tally includes four straight multihit efforts and a current 11-game hitting streak for McCutchen, who has also eclipsed the 20-homer mark for the sixth straight season.

Harper went 3-for-6 with a double in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Pirates.

The slugger's multihit effort was his first since Sep. 6, a testament to how lackluster his month has been at the plate overall. Harper has slashed .203/.333/.297 over 64 September at-bats with only one homer and seven RBI, following an August where he managed a stellar .310/.398/.536 line and drove in 19 runs.

Soler (side) is in the lineup Saturday against the Cardinals, Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald reports.

Soler hasn't been in the lineup in more than a week, missing five straight games with discomfort in his side before serving as a pinch hitter in Friday's win over St. Louis. He'll return to the field Saturday, starting in left field and batting seventh.

Turner is not in the lineup Thursday against the Rockies.

Turner has started the past 10 games for Los Angeles, so he'll get a regular day off to rest up before the final week of the season. Howie Kendrick will slide over to the hot corner to fill in for him, while Andrew Toles takes over in left field to round out the lineup.