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Harper was hit on his kneecap Saturday and said he's unsure if he'll be in the lineup Sunday, Jamal Collier of MLB.com reports.

Harper was hit by a pitch on the knee in the sixth inning and stayed in the game to run the bases before he was replaced by Adam Eaton in the top of the seventh. The Nationals and Reds play early Sunday afternoon at 1:35 PM.

Brantley went 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI on Saturday against the Angels.

Brantley reached base three times to continue his productive weekend series against the Angels. He has an RBI in each game and has reached base four times in nine plate appearances. Though his power has slipped as the season has progressed, Brantley should bat close to .300 and still has the opportunity to drive in and score 80 runs.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Pederson is among the three regular lefties who will sit out the contest, with opposing starter Lance McCullers owning better splits against southpaws than righties. He should return to the starting nine for the series finale Sunday.

Canha was scratched Saturday due to an illness, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The seriousness of the sickness is not yet clear. Ramon Laureano will start in his place and could be in line to start again if he remains out Sunday.

Canha was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Tigers for an undisclosed reason, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

If Canha is battling an injury, reports should soon make that clear. Ramon Laureano will be the new center fielder.

Carpenter welcomed Chris Archer to the National League by homering on the third pitch of Friday's game against the Pirates. He went 2-for-4 with a double, the home run, and two walks in the loss.

Carpenter's bat appears incapable of cooling off at this point, as he's started August off on the same heater he's been on for the last two months. The veteran infielder is 4-for-10 with a double, Friday's homer and corresponding RBI, five walks and three runs over the first three games of the new month. That follows a July in which he parlayed 31 hits into 21 RBI, largely on the strength of 11 round trippers. Carpenter's 27 homers on the season comfortably pace the field on the Cardinals and rank eighth in the majors.

Reyes was called up from Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.

Reyes will take the place of Wil Myers on the active roster after the latter was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a left foot contusion. Across 38 games with the Padres this year, Reyes is hitting .221/.270/.423 with six home runs and eight RBI. He will serve as a fourth outfielder behind Travis Jankowski, Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe while Myers is sidelined.

Pederson started in left field and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 loss to Houston.

Pederson led off the contest with a home run for the second consecutive game, but that would account for all of the offense the Dodgers could muster against Justin Verlander. The 26-year-old has really come into his own this season, slashing .261/.334/.539 with 17 homers and 44 RBI over 103 games. Pederson figures to see a healthy amount of starts versus righties, but he may cede a start or two per week to the bevy of other outfield options the club has at its disposal.

Brantley went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Friday in the loss to the Angels.

Brantley doubled home a run in the first inning to get Cleveland on the board, but they'd drop the series opener 7-4. After hitting seven home runs in May, Brantley's power numbers have dropped off, as he's slugged just three home runs over the past two months. Despite this, he's remained productive at the dish, collecting 58 RBI with a .294 average through 96 games in 2018.

Ohtani went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base Friday in the win over Cleveland.

Ohtani launched the first two road home runs of his MLB career in Friday's series opener. He's slugged four home runs and driven in six RBI over his previous 10 games, and he's hitting .272 with 25 extra-base hits and 28 RBI through 58 games this season, despite playing through an elbow injury.