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Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon went 1 for 2 with two walks in Tuesday's win over Arizona. 

Blackmon doubled, his twelfth of the year, scored once and drove in his 31st run. 

Blackmon has now hit in seven straight games. He's hitting .407 with 1.240 OPS over the streak. 

The Phillies placed second baseman Chase Utley on the disabled list with inflammation in his right ankle, the team announced.

"It's hard to tell," Utley said, per MLB.com when asked how much the ankle has affected him at the plate. "Obviously, it's been bothering me for a little while. Most players have aches and pains through the year. So I'm not shocked with that. It's really showing no improvement. So I think it's a good time to get it right. We will have a cortisone shot tomorrow. We'll take a little time off and hopefully, that will get it squared away."

Utley has just four hits in his last 28 at-bats. The team will call up outfielder/first baseman Darin Ruf to replace Utley. Ruf is hitting .235 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 43 games this season for the Phillies.

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run home run to help key a seven-run rally in Tuesday's win over Cincinnati. 

McCutchen went 2 for 3 with a walk. He hit his ninth homer of the year and added his 18th double. 

McCutchen ended a 13-game home run drought. 

Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton blasted his 26th home run of the season in Tuesday night's 4-3 loss to the Cardinals. 

Stanton's home run in the first inning traveled an insane distance of 484 feet. The homer also scored Christian Yelich and gave the Marlins an early 2-0 lead. Stanton finished the game 1 for 3 and also drew a walk. 

Stanton is now hitting .306 over his past 10 games. His slash line for the season is .261/.343/.604. 

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs. 

Turner has played in the past four games and this appears to be a day off. Alberto Callaspo will start in his spot and bat seventh. Callaspo is hitting .293/.383/.366 this season in 19 games and 47 plate appearances. 

Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter has arrived at the ballpark for 30 straight games and has seen his name on the lineup card every time.

But not Tuesday in Miami.

Carpenter is getting a rare break with Mark Reynolds set to play the spot instead. Manager Mike Matheny said he was looking to rest Carpenter, and the decision was made easier when Carpenter arrived to the ballpark dealing with mid-back tightness, per the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The former has been struggling a bit in June. He is batting .200 (9-for-45) over the last 15 games.

Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson hit his 19th home run of the season in Monday night's 4-2 loss to the Cubs. 

Pederson went 1 for 3 in the game, drew a walk and struck out once. Pederson is hitting .290 over his last 10 games while posting hits in eight of those outings as well. 

Pederson now has a slash line of .252/.393/.551. 

Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler (ankle) is about a week away from beginning a rehab assignment, manager Joe Maddon told reporters Monday, per ESPN. Soler has been sidelined since early June.

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner continued his torrid pace at the plate in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Giants. Turner went 2 for 3 with three RBI and two runs scored. 

In the fifth inning, Turner launched his ninth home run of the season, his third in as many games. Turner belted a two-run shot to put the Dodgers up 10-1.

Turner has been on fire at the plate, as he has hit safely in each of his last 11 starts (13 games), batting a robust .436 with four home runs and 12 RBI over that span.

Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon recorded a season-high four RBI in Sunday's win over the Brewers.

Blackmon went 2 for 4 with four RBI and a walk in the game.

Over his last three games, Blackmon is hitting .500 with six hits and eight RBI.