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Phillies' Darin Ruf is starting in left field and batting cleanup on Wednesday against the Pirates. Ruf was out of the lineup each of the last two games with a right-hander on the mound. Ruf is batting just .137 against righties this year. 

But with left-hander Francisco Liriano on the bump Wednesday, Ruf will look to break out of a 6-for-30 slump over his last 10 games. 

Ben Revere will slide over and play center field and Ryan Howard moves down to fifth in the batting order on Wednesday. 

Giancarlo Stanton murdered a fast ball on Tuesday and sent it out of Dodger Stadium in the Marlins' loss.

Dodgers left fielder Scott Van Slyke didn't even move when the ball shot over his head.

Stanton became the fourth player ever to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium, joining Willie Stargell (twice), Mike Piazza and Mark McGwire.

The homer was Stanton's eighth of the year and the RBI was his 30th.

Bryce Harper launched another home run Tuesday, connecting for a two-run blast in the Nationals’ loss to the Diamondbacks.

After hitting six homers over a three-game stretch (Thursday-Saturday), Harper did not homer in his last two before Tuesday.

He now has seven homers over his last six games and 12 overall for the season, tops in the National League.

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over Philadelphia. 

McCutchen went 2 for 4, improving his average to .229. He has three homers and 17 RBI this year. 

Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter hit his 15th double of the year in Tuesday's win over Cleveland. 

Carpenter went 2 for 5, raising his average to .336. He scored twice and drove in his 21st run of the season. 

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly admitted Tuesday that the strong play of Alex Guerrero has complicated his plans for third base this season, according to MLB.com. 

Guerrero has split his time this season between third and left field, hitting .326 with six homers and 14 RBI in 46 at-bats. 

Juan Uribe (.261, 1 HR, 6 RBI) and Justin Turner (.309, 5 HR, 13 RBI) have also seen significant time at third for the Dodgers this season.

Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter (fatigue) is back in the starting lineup and batting second Tuesday, while center fielder Jon Jay (thumb) is on the bench for his team's game against the Indians.

Carpenter missed four games last week due to extreme fatigue but is ready to see his first action since Wednesday. He has hit .333/.403/.620 with five home runs and 20 RBI in 108 at-bats.

Jay suffered a thumb injury Saturday and was only able to serve as a pinch-runner Sunday. Peter Bourjos will make another start in center field with Jay sidelined.

The Cardinals are underdogs (+110) in Cleveland Tuesday.

Marlins outfielder Marcell Ozuna connected off Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the seventh inning for his third home run of the season during Monday's 5-3 loss the Dodgers.

The home run was Ozuna's only hit in the game. He finished the contest 1 for 3 with one walk and two runs scored. Over his last five games, Ozuna is 6 for 20 with three home runs and four RBI. Ozuna has hit each of the three home runs during that span.

After taking Sunday's game off to rest, Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton was back in Monday's lineup to face the Dodgers in Los Angeles, reports MLB.com.

Stanton will hit in his usual No. 3 spot in the lineup and he will face Zack Greinke. Stanton is 2 for 9 with one home run in his career against Greinke. Over his last nine games, Stanton is hitting .167 with one home run and eight RBI. 

The Marlins are the underdogs (+220) at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.

For the second straight game Juan Uribe is out of the Dodgers' starting lineup, as Justin Turner gets the nod at third base Monday against the Marlins. 

Turner, a utility infielder, was the Dodgers' hero on Sunday after breaking a tie game with a pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning. 

Uribe is hitting .261 this season with one homer and six RBI.