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Brantley went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI and one run scored Saturday against the Angels.

Brantley's big contribution came on a two-run homer -- his sixth home run of the year -- off Trevor Cahill in the third inning, and he added a two-run double in the fifth inning. Brantley has had no trouble adjusting to his new team, hitting .333/.380/.540 across 137 plate appearances.

Pederson is on the bench Saturday against lefty Joey Lucchesi and the Padres, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Lucchesi represents the fourth of a string of six lefties the Dodgers will square off against. Pederson started against Eric Lauer on Friday, his first start against a southpaw this season, in an effort to keep him fresh, but he may find himself stuck on the bench through Monday's contest. Chris Taylor gets the start in left field.

Cabrera went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's 4-3 win over the Royals.

All three hits were singles, which has basically been the story of Cabrera's season so far. The veteran is batting .295 with a .365 on-base percentage, but he's slugging just .366, which would be a career worst. Cabrera can certainly still hit, though the 36-year-old shouldn't be expected to produce the same kind of power numbers that he did when he was younger.

Belt went 1-for-5 with a walk, a pair of RBI and a run scored in Friday's 12-11 extra-innings win over the Reds.

Belt saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an end Wednesday, but he got right back on track with a two-run single Friday. The 30-year-old is batting just .229 on the year, but part of that can be attributed to a bit of bad batted-ball luck (career-low .271 BABIP). Belt is making up for the low average with his best isolated power rating (.238) to date, as he now has 13 extra-base hits through 32 contests.

Soler went 3-for-3 with a solo homer and a sacrifice fly in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Tigers.

After putting the Royals on the board in the fourth inning, Soler took Shane Greene deep in the ninth frame to bring Kansas City within one, though that's ultimately where things would end. Soler's three-hit effort Friday raised his average to .242, which marks the highest it has been since April 11.

Ford was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Friday's game against the Twins.

Ford hit just .179/.378/.321 with a homer and two RBI through 10 appearances with the Yankees. This move frees up a spot on the roster for Miguel Andujar (shoulder), who is expected to be activated from the injured list ahead of Saturday's game.

Manager Aaron Boone said Stanton (shoulder) will start ramping up his activities Monday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Stanton will go through a pair of "light" workouts Saturday and Sunday, and if everything goes off without a hitch, the veteran slugger will be cleared to ramp things up from there. Look for an updated timetable for his return to emerge once he's cleared to increase his activities.

Manager Brad Ausmus said Ohtani (elbow) "could" return Tuesday against the Tigers, Maria Torres of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Ohtani's original return date was set for May 17, but Ausmus didn't shoot down the idea of activating him ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Detroit, if Ohtani proves ready. The 25-year-old, who recently said he feels ready to return, is scheduled to take live batting practice each of the next three days, and how he responds will likely determine when he's activated from the injured list.

Pederson is starting in left field and hitting eighth against the Padres on Friday.

The outfielder slides back into the lineup after sitting Wednesday, drawing a rare start against a southpaw as the Dodgers take on Eric Lauer. Pederson is just 2-for-14 against lefties this year, which has left him in a platoon role for much of the season, but with A.J. Pollock on the injured list, he could start to see more opportunities to improve on his historically drastic splits.

Dickerson's contract was purchased from Triple-A El Paso on Friday.

Back surgery in 2017 and Tommy John surgery in 2018 kept Dickerson out of baseball entirely for two straight seasons. The 28-year-old owns a career .257/.331/.448 slash line in 95 games for the Padres in 2015 and 2016 and hit .360/.462/.593 in 24 games for El Paso prior to his promotion. Luis Perdomo was optioned to clear a spot on the 25-man roster, while Brett Kennedy (lat) was moved to the 60-day injured list to clear a spot on the 40-man.