MLB Player News

Turner will not start in Sunday's series finale against the Padres.

Turner appears to be receiving a rest day after starting the last five contests. A rather unimpressive .227/.319/.326 batting line may have played a factor as well, but Howie Kendrick will slot in at third base in his place, with the hot-hitting Trayce Thompson once again starting in left field. Still, Turner could rejoin the lineup as soon as Monday when the Dodgers host the Reds.

Cespedes went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs Saturday against the Brewers.

Cespedes' 14th blast of the year tied the game in the sixth inning, and set the stage for a Mets comeback win. The slugger has now homered three times in his last six games, as well as seven times this month, and he's slashing .297/.378/.659.

Pederson is in the lineup for Saturday's matchup with the Padres.

Pederson was given the night off Friday as they were facing a lefty. Pederson has logged just 14 at-bats against southpaws this season. He will match up against Cesar Vargas Saturday. Pederson sports a .965 OPS against right-handers on the season.

Belt is out of the lineup for Saturday's matchup with the Cubs.

Buster Posey will slide over to first base as a means of giving Belt the day off. Belt is 0-for-6 in his career versus Jon Lester, so albeit a small sample size, the day off can be considered well-timed. Expect him to return to the lineup Sunday.

McCutchen is not in the lineup Saturday against the Rockies.

McCutchen will get a rare day off as the Pirates go up against Colorado right-hander Tyler Chatwood. Starling Marte will get the nod in center field, while Matt Joyce starts in right and Gregory Polanco starts in left.

Ozuna launched his eighth home run of the year, a solo shot, in Friday's loss to the Nationals.

Batting a robust .386 with five home runs in May, Ozuna has been carrying the Marlins' offense for a couple of weeks. He remains one of the hotter hitters in the league and is now slashing .301/.348/.529 with 24 runs scored and 22 RBI over 153 at-bats.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk Friday against the Padres.

Turner's second home run gave the Dodgers a one-run lead in the eighth inning of a game they'd go on to lose. He's only collected four hits in his last 28 at-bats and is slashing just .217/.314/.350.

Soler went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs Friday against the Giants.

Soler's third blast added a run in the eighth inning and gave the Cubs a six-run lead in an easy win. He now has a modest three-game hitting streak that has raised his batting average to the .200 mark for the first time in more than a month.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Padres.

He will sit in favor of Trayce Thompson in center field with Christian Friedrich due up for San Diego, as is typical whenever the Dodgers face a lefty. Pederson has logged all of 14 at-bats against southpaws so far this season, with his lone hit against a left-hander going for a home run.

Carpenter went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a homer, six RBI and two runs against the Rockies on Thursday.

No, this game wasn't played in Coors Field, but you could be forgiven for suspecting that the Rockies brought the thin air with them. Carpenter's average is still lingering at a career-low .259, but that's the only mark against him -- after all, he's sustaining last year's power outburst while refining his plate discipline back to its pre-2015 level.