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Giants first baseman Brandon Belt is not in the team's starting lineup Thursday against the Mets. 

Belt will be replaced by Buster Posey at first base. Belt is hitting .289/.361/.478 in 477 at-bats.

Mets infielder Justin Turner was unable to play yet again Wednesday against the Giants due to a lingering hamstring injury. Turner has been out since Sept. 10 due to the injury, and it is not clear when he will be able to return. 

Mets infielder Justin Turner was held out of the starting lineup Tuesday night against the Giants because of a hamstring injury.

Turner has been sidelined since Sept. 10 and remains hopeful of rejoining the team at some point this week. He is batting .273/.315/.380 with two homers and 15 RBI in 187 at-bats.

Phillies first baseman Darin Ruf hit his 14th home run of the season Monday during a 12-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Ruf went deep for a two-run shot in the sixth inning for Philadelphia.

The first baseman finished 2 for 4 in the game with three runs scored. He added a walk and is batting .254 on the season.

Ruf has gone 4 for 7 in his last two games and has seen 26 RBI over 213 at-bats on the year. Still, he's also good for over a strikeout per game.

Mets infielder Justin Turner is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins as expected. He's dealing with a hamstring strain but hopes to rejoin the lineup in the coming week.

Giants first baseman Brandon Belt had another impressive night at the dish as he recorded five hits and fell a triple shy of the cycle Saturday night against the Dodgers.

Belt singled in a run in the first, singled in another in the third, unleashed a two-run home run in the seventh and doubled in two more runs in the eighth. He finished 5 for 6 with four runs scored and six RBI in a 19-3 victory. He owns a .289/.362/.483 slash line with 16 homers and 62 RBI in 464 at-bats.

Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton continued his strong play Friday against the Mets, as he slugged a pair of home runs in a 4-3 loss.

Stanton clubbed two solo home runs in the game, his fourth in the last six games. He drove in two runs and scored twice, while striking out in each of his other two at-bats to finish 2 for 4. 

Stanton is hitting .256 on the season, but has been better in the month of September, with a .306 batting average. He has 22 home runs and 52 RBI in 367 at-bats for the season.

Mets infielder Justin Turner could not return to action against Miami Saturday. He continues to be day to day due to a hamstring strain. He's been out since Tuesday and hopes to return next week for the Mets. 

Mets infielder Justin Turner remained out of the starting lineup Friday against the Marlins as he continues to nurse a hamstring strain. Turner has been sidelined since Tuesday and is expected to return at some point next week.

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is in the team's starting lineup Thursday against the Mets. 

Harper missed some time with a hip injury, but was able to return Wednesday. The fact that he's able to play consecutive games is a good sign moving forward. Harper is hitting .273 in 363 at-bats.