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Tuesday's MRI confirmed a hamstring strain for Soler and he has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, Mark Gonzales of The Chicago Tribune reports.

The Cubs will promote longtime prospect Albert Almora to take Soler's place in the outfield with Soler headed to the DL. According to Gonzales, Soler is expected to miss more than the minimum 15 days while he's on the DL, so this could be a lengthy audition for Almora. Soler's injury comes at an unfortunate time as he had begun to turn things around at the plate in recent weeks, slashing .310/.444/.552 with two home runs over the last two weeks.

Soler (hamstring) will undergo an MRI on Tuesday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Soler exited Monday's game against the Phillies with an apparent hamstring injury, which he suffered while running to first. If he's forced to miss further time, Ben Zobrist or Matt Szczur will be the top candidates to take over in left field.

Soler left Monday's game against the Phillies after injuring his left hamstring while running to first base, Jerry Crasnick of Baseball America reports.

It's unclear how severe the injury is, but Soler was in enough pain that he needed to leave the game right after singling in the third inning. Matt Szczur pinch ran for him and took over in left field. More details on the severity of Soler's ailment should become available once he's evaluated by team doctors.

Pederson is out of Monday's lineup against the Rockies.

Scott Van Slyke will play in just his seventh game of the season as Pederson gets a night off. Pederson, who has played in 12 straight games, is likely to return to the lineup for Tuesday's game against Colorado. Perhaps giving Pederson a night to rest will help rejuvenate him at the plate, as he's slashed just .152/.188/.239 since his last day off.

Cespedes (hip) is back in the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Although Cespedes has been great offensively over the entire course of the season, hitting .277 with 15 home runs and 37 RBI, he has hit a mini slump over the past nine games, batting just .107 with no home runs and 11 strikeouts. The 30-year-old is still the Mets' best offensive player and should return to form sooner rather than later.

Carpenter went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Giants.

The third baseman continues to fill up the stat sheet, as he hit his team-leading 17th double and collected his 36th RBI. Not only does Carpenter lead the team in those two important categories, his .931 OPS is best among Cardinals with 50-plus games under their belt this year. Carpenter is on pace to drive in 100-plus runs for the first time in his impressive five-year career.

Harper went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Sunday's 10-9 win over the Reds.

It's his first multi-hit performance since May 21, as Harper finally shows signs of snapping out of the slump he fell into during the last few weeks in May. It speaks both to his talent and the expectations around him that a .249/.413/.521 slash line is a bit of a disappointment, but Harper's more than capable of going on a tear and pumping his numbers back up.

Turner is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves, Mike DiDiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Turner has started four straight and 11 of the last 12 overall, but will take a seat Sunday in favor of Howie Kendrick at third base. Look for Turner to be back in action for Monday's series opener against the Rockies, but in the meantime, Trayce Thompson will get bumped up to third in the batting order.

McCutchen is out of the lineup Sunday against the Angels.

McCutchen will get a rare day off -- in fact, it is just his second since the beginning of May. Although the center fielder is starting to bounce back from some early-season struggles, he is just 2-for-14 over four games since the beginning of June. While he takes a seat, Starling Marte will cover for him in center, while Matt Joyce gets the nod in right with Gregory Polanco in left.

Stanton is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

Since returning to action Wednesday, Stanton has made four straight starts in right field, but has gone a miserable 1-for-14 over that span, striking out seven times. He'll get the day off Sunday to catch a breather and hopefully right the ship, while Ichiro Suzuki will get the starting nod in right.