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Cespedes (quad) will not be in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Yankees, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports.

It will be the third straight game missed by Cespedes as he continues to battle a nagging quad injury. He's still expected to be available for a pinch-hitting appearance if necessary, and the team remains hopeful he can avoid a stint on the disabled list. The Mets added a powerful outfield bat by trading for Jay Bruce on Monday, but will continue to await the return of their All-Star slugger. Once Cespedes returns, Michael Conforto seems likely to be squeezed out of everyday outfield duty.

Dickerson (hip) plans to take batting practice Monday, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Padres manager Andy Green said that Dickerson could be used as a substitute in Monday's contest. If all goes well, it appears Dickerson could return before week's end. Prior to being injured, Dickerson had been going on a tear, hitting .391 with four home runs over seven games.

Cespedes (quad) is not in the lineup Monday against the Yankees, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports.

Cespedes will miss a second straight game after exiting Saturday's contest with discomfort in his quad. The team remains hopeful that he'll avoid a stint on the DL, and an upcoming tour of AL parks later in the week could help keep Cespedes out of the field, should the quad feel well enough that he could DH. Regardless, the Mets will go with Alejando De Aza in left field Monday, while Justin Ruggiano and Curtis Granderson man center and right, respectively.

Dickerson (hip) is expected to avoid the disabled list, but will also require several more days before a potential return to the lineup.

Dickerson is still dealing with the effects of a bruised right hip, having skipped the past two games (Sunday included) because of it. More on his status should arise as he nears a return.

Pederson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Eric Stephen of SB Nation's True Blue LA reports.

With southpaw Patrick Corbin toeing the rubber for the opposition, the lefty-hitting Pederson will take a seat, enabling Enrique Hernandez to log the start in center field in his return from the DL. Over 173 career plate appearances versus lefties, Pederson owns a .192/.281/.358 slash line.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo shot in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the D'Backs.

Pederson hit his 15th home run, and second in as many nights, in a fairly meaningless situation with his team down to their last out and trailing by three runs with nobody on base in the final frame. The 24-year-old center fielder has scored a run in six straight games while going 8-for-20 (.400) with two homers, six RBI and six runs during that stretch.

Dickerson (hip) is out of the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Reds.

San Diego will continue to be careful with Dickerson and have him sit out for the second day in a row. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune's Dennis Lin, manager Andy Green indicated that Dickerson is "feeling much better," but the outfielder is still expected to miss a couple more games. Dickerson's absence could open up extra at-bats for Alexi Amarista in left field in the short term.

Cespedes (quad) may be a candidate for the disabled list, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports.

Cespedes was held out of Sunday's lineup following an early exit Saturday, but may be a pinch-hit candidate in an emergency. It sounds like batting isn't overly problematic for Cespedes, as manager Terry Collins is already looking ahead to Wednesday, when the Mets will begin a stretch of five games in a row in AL ballparks. When that begins, the team can use Cespedes in the DH spot in hopes of him not overly exerting his ailing quadriceps muscle. In the meantime, the team will keep a close eye on the slugger, and if something seems off, the disabled list -- a possibility Collins had previously been dismissive of -- could be on the table.

Ozuna slammed a two-run home run and scored twice in Saturday's 11-0 win over the Cardinals.

After struggling for the majority of July, Ozuna is now 7-for-17 with four extra-base hits over his last four games. He's homered in back-to-back contests to bring his season total up to 19 and is working a robust .298/.351/.520 triple slash over 379 at-bats this year.

Cespedes is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

Cespedes returned to the Mets' lineup Friday, but was removed early Saturday due to was described as precautionary reasons. It's possible his sore quad is flaring up again, as this will mark his seventh game missed since originally sustaining the strain. In his stead, Michael Conforto will get the call in left field, while James Loney bats third in the batting order. Consider Cespedes day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener against the Yankees.