MLB Player News

Belt left Tuesday's game shortly after getting hit on the ankle by a pitch in the sixth inning, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reports.

He remained in the game to run the bases, but was then taken out after visiting with the team trainer. Belt was 1-for-3 with a strikeout before exiting. Buster Posey and Matt Duffy represent options to play first base if Belt misses further time.

Stanton is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

The slumping Stanton got the night off Monday in the midst of a 4-for-39 stretch over the last two weeks. The 26-year-old is scuffling mightily on the year and he has been unable to go on one of his signature hot streaks thus far in 2016. Still, he's too talented to be mired in a slump for too much longer, so a return to form could be around the corner. He'll bat fifth in the order Tuesday against lefty Drew Pomeranz.

Carpenter is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

Carpenter sat out the past two games after jamming his finger Thursday, but he's rejoining the lineup Tuesday at the top the order with the Cardinals facing righty Doug Fister. The versatile infielder has been red hot at the dish in June, slashing .400/.466/.720 with 12 extra base hits in his last 50 at-bats.

Winker is day-to-day with a wrist injury, Steve Bittenbender of The Courier-Journal reports.

The Reds' top outfield prospect exited Sunday's game with an apparent wrist injury and he was held out of Monday's contest. He underwent an MRI on Monday, but the Reds have yet to disclose the extent of his injury. That said, manager Delino DeShields did note that Winker was having trouble gripping the bat. He's considered day-to-day at this point, and his timetable for a return should come into focus once the results of the MRI are released.

Stanton is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against San Diego.

Ichiro will play right field for the Marlins on Monday night, while Stanton is on the bench against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. No reason has been given for Stanton's absence at this time.

Belt's only hit was a two-run homer in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Dodgers.

Belt was the deciding factor Sunday, taking left-handed rookie Julio Urias deep in the bottom of the sixth inning. The homer was already his third of June, matching his season-high monthly total only 12 days in. Belt has been one of the more consistent options at first base -- especially in OBP leagues -- and it looks like his power is heating up with the weather.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for the second straight game Sunday against the Pirates.

Carpenter didn't get the starting nod Saturday either, but his absence Sunday is most likely due to the fact that the Pirates are sending another left-handed pitcher to the mound in Jon Niese. The infielder did suffer a jammed finger earlier in the week, so it makes sense to give Carpenter an extra day of rest, especially now that the infield has gotten deeper due to the return of Jhonny Peralta. In the meantime, Jedd Gyorko will get the starting nod at second base for the second day in a row.

Harper is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post reports.

Harper will take a seat against southpaw Adam Morgan, as manager Dusty Baker will look to rest as many of his left-handed bats as possible, which includes giving lefty Ben Revere the day off as well. Harper has started to slip out of a recent slump since the start of June, going 10-for-32 to raise his batting average 12 points on the month. Look for the lefty slugger to return to action for an important three-game series with the Cubs that begins Monday. In the meantime, Chris Heisey will take over in right field.

Ozuna cranked his 12th home run of the season in Saturday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

The eighth inning solo shot was his only hit in five trips to the plate. Ozuna looked to be cooling off for a brief moment there, but is now 10-for-25 in his last five games with one home run and eight RBI over that span. He continues to be Miami's biggest run producer and is slashing .323/.368/.557 with 12 home runs and 37 RBI in 61 games this season.

Blackmon went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk and two runs in Saturday's 5-3 victory over the Padres.

The 29-year-old went deep for the first time in June, after closing out May with three homers over two games. Blackmon has actually seen his average drop 20 points this month, but he's still carrying a higher number in that category (.296) than all but one of his previous five seasons. Where Blackmon's production is lagging this season is on the base paths, as he's managed to swipe only four bags after totaling 71 stolen bases over the prior two campaigns.