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Cespedes left Sunday's game in the seventh inning with an undisclosed injury, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reports.

Cespedes dealt with quadriceps discomfort earlier in the week, but the team has yet to disclose whether or not this was the reason for Sunday's early exit. The outfielder was 1-for-2 with a double before he was replaced by Brandon Nimmo.

Soler (side) had an MRI on Sunday, which revealed nothing serious, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Soler departed Friday's game against the Brewers with tightness in his right side, but it looks as though he's avoided any injury that could keep him out for more than a few days. However, the Cubs clinched the NL Central over the weekend, so they have little incentive to bring Soler back before he's at 100 percent health. Consider Soler day-to-day in advance of Monday's series opener against the Reds.

Stanton is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies.

The Marlins haven't indicated that Stanton suffered any setbacks with his recent groin injury after returning to the starting lineup Friday. However, with the team's playoff hopes fading, there's little reason to push the outfielder after he returned from the injury earlier than anticipated. Stanton will likely make a few more starts over the final two weeks, but don't expect the Marlins to use him every day. Derek Dietrich will make a start in the outfield Sunday while Stanton remains available off the bench as a pinch-hitting option.

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a home run, a steal, two RBI and a run in Saturday's win over Arizona.

Pederson had hit only two singles in his last seven games after launching two homers in the game before that stretch. The 24-year-old has six steals this year, but displayed much more speed in the minors, where he topped 20 stolen bases in four straight years. It remains to be seen whether or not the young outfielder will be able to replicate that production in the majors.

McCutchen had only two hits in nine at-bats in Saturday's doubleheader, but racked up five RBI against the Reds.

He hit a couple other balls hard in the sweep. Following a weeklong slump, McCutchen is 9-for-22 with three homers and 10 RBI. The outfielder has just three hits in 17 career at-bats off Sunday starter Dan Straily.

Dickerson is out of the lineup Saturday against the Rockies.

Manager Andy Green with go with an outfield consisting of Jon Jay, Travis Jankowski and Oswaldo Arcia (from left to right) against right-hander Jon Gray, as Dickerson sits for the first time since Sept. 3. Dickerson hit the ground running upon his return to the majors in late June, but he's been ice cold of late, with just two hits in his last 21 at-bats.

Stanton is out of the lineup Saturday against the Phillies, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Stanton made his much-anticipated return to the lineup Friday after being limited to pinch-hit duty for a week following his activation from the DL. The 26-year-old finished 0-for-2, but drew two walks and scored a run in the Marlins' series-opening loss. It seems he'll remain limited over the rest of the season as the groin issue continues to linger, but most will still want Stanton active even if he sits every other day or so.

Belt went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBI in an 8-2 win over the Cardinals on Friday.

Belt contributed a two-run double during San Francisco's six-run third inning, increasing his RBI total to 74. The first baseman hasn't hit for much power lately, with just one home run over his last 29 games, but he's posting the best OPS (.853) of his career thanks to a career-high 93 walks and .390 on-base percentage. More importantly, he's on track to set a career high in games after missing considerable time with concussions the last two seasons.

Soler was forced to leave Friday's game against Milwaukee with right side tightness, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

The injury descriptor is so vague that it's hard to say how long Soler will be out, if he misses any games at all. The Cubs have already clinched the National League Central, so they'll be able to play it safe with him down the stretch. Side tightness could mean something like an oblique injury, which could force him to miss most of the rest of the season with just a couple weeks left. Consider him day-to-day until we hear more.

Stanton (groin) is back in the lineup batting second and playing right field in Friday's game against the Phillies, Clark Spencer off the Miami Herald reports.

When Stanton originally suffered the groin injury it looked as if he might be out for the season, but after making five pinch-hit appearances over the past week, he's finally ready to give it a go in the outfield. It remains to be seen if he's ready to play multiple days in a row, but with the Marlins hanging on for dear life in the wild-card race, Stanton will try and give Miami whatever he has in the tank.