MLB Player News

Turner (wrist) will return to the Dodgers' lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Turner is out of the lineup Saturday for the third straight game, but will apparently be good to go for Sunday's contest. It remains unclear if the 33-year-old is available off the bench Saturday, but the lingering wrist issue won't require a trip to the disabled list at this point.

Turner (wrist) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Braves, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Turner will sit out of the starting lineup for the third consecutive game, although he did enter Thursday's contest defensively. The 33-year-old has slashed just .243/.325/.343 since his return from the disabled list in mid-May. A return trip to the disabled list is not out of the question, but Turner remains day-to-day at this point.

McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in Friday's loss to the Nationals.

McCutchen drove in a run during the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly, cutting Washington's lead to just one. He's been heating up at the plate recently, collecting four straight multi-hit games. Through 61 games this season, he's batting .261 with six homers, 29 RBI and a .787 OPS.

Jimenez (side) is playing left field and batting third for Double-A Birmingham on Saturday, the radio broadcaster for the Birmingham Barons, Curt Bloom, reports.

Jimenez had missed the last two games due to a bruised side after being hit by a pitch, but the issue appears to have been minor, as he was able to return to action within a few days.

Carpenter went 1-for-2 with an RBI single, three walks and a run in an extra-innings win over the Reds on Friday.

Carpenter now has a four-game hitting streak, and he's hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games overall. The veteran has slashed .341/.414/.591 over the 99 plate appearances spanning his last 22 games, and he's boosted his season on-base percentage 42 points to .339 over that stretch.

Soler (toe) is not in the lineup against Oakland on Saturday, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City reports.

Soler will receive a day off after exiting Friday's contest with a bruised left big toe. He did undergo X-rays following the game, which came back clean, so consider him day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale.

Martinez (back) will DH and bat third against the White Sox on Saturday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

As expected, Martinez is back in the starting lineup after sitting Friday due to back tightness. Manager Alex Cora confirmed that he isn't concerned over Martinez's status moving forward, so continue to expect huge production out of the slugger.

Buxton (toe) is scheduled to participate in some baseball activities Saturday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Buxton is expected to hit off a tee after using a low-gravity treadmill Friday. This is the first time he'll take part in baseball activities since being placed on the disabled list, although the timetable for his return is still quite murky.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Mets.

Stanton took reliever Paul Sewald deep in the ninth inning for his 15th homer on the season and his fourth long ball through seven games in June. Stanton has recorded a hit in six consecutive games, and is currently slashing .251/.328/.502 with 27 extra-base hits. While the 28-year-old has an above-average OPS at .830 (ranking just outside the top 25 in the AL), it's quite a bit below his career mark of .909.

Blackmon went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Colorado's 9-4 loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Blackmon hadn't left the yard since May 18, but he was able to dispatch of the brief lull with this fifth-inning solo blast off Zack Greinke. He had been hitting well lately despite the lack of power, as he's bagged six multi-hit games in his last eight contests. Overall, Blackmon is enjoying another fine season at the plate, as he's slashing a terrific .288/.369/.515 over 233 at-bats.