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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.

Pederson is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants.

Lefty Madison Bumgarner is toeing the rubber for San Francisco on Monday evening, so Pederson will retreat to the bench for a night off. Enrique Hernandez will replace him in center field for the night.

Soler (side) could be available off the bench as soon as Wednesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN reports.

Solar reportedly could also return to the starting lineup by the weekend, which makes it seem as though the Cuban outfielder's side has improved significantly from Friday, when he initially injured himself. His ailment is still fairly vague, so it's unclear whether his injury could be easily aggravated in the coming days, but this development is good news for the Cubs and fantasy owners nonetheless.

Cespedes (illness) is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Braves, MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reports.

Cespedes was forced from Sunday's game after experiencing dizziness, but he will be back in his usual starting spot in left field just one day later, hitting third against Braves starter Aaron Blair.

Harper is not in the lineup Monday against the Marlins, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post reports.

With the Nats comfortably atop the NL East, they'll rest the reigning NL MVP in preparation for the postseason. Harper hit an encouraging .310 in the month of August, but his struggles have returned in September, as he's hitting just .184 with one home run, seven RBI and 16 strikeouts across 49 at-bats.

Stanton is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Stanton was limited to bench duty for two days after starting Friday for the first time since Aug. 13, but his presence in Monday's lineup indicates he was simply being rested and did not suffer any sort of setback with his groin injury. The slugger will man right field and hit fifth in the Marlins' batting order Monday night.

Pederson was ejected for arguing balls and strikes after striking out in Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Pederson walked and scored a run after entering the game as a pinch hitter for Charlie Culberson in the sixth inning. He was ejected by home-plate umpire Ryan Blakney for arguing a called third strike in his second at-bat. It was Pederson's first ejection of the season.

Updating a previous report, Cespedes left Sunday's game due to nausea and dizziness, MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reports.

Cespedes had been dealing with quadriceps soreness, leading many to speculate that his leg was the reason for Sunday's early exit. That doesn't sound like it's the case, however, as an apparent illness seems to be the culprit. Consider Cespedes day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener against the Braves.