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McCutchen isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Mets.

McCutchen started the last two games and went 3-for-6 with a double, a run, an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Christian Yelich serves as the designated hitter and leads off.

Canha is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Brewers.

Canha will get a breather after he went 1-for-6 with a run scored and three strikeouts while starting the first two games of the series. Jeff McNeil will slide out to left field while Luis Guillorme enters the lineup at second base and bats eighth in the series finale.

Jimenez went 1-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Guardians.

Jimenez delivered a run-scoring single in the sixth inning to knot the game at 1-1 and to tally his 50th RBI of the season. Though he's been limited to only 287 plate appearances, Jimenez has been extremely productive when in the lineup as illustrated by a .384 wOBA and 154 wRC+. He's been particularly productive across his last 12 starts, racking up five home runs, 17 RBI and 12 runs scored.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Tuesday's 9-8 victory over the Pirates.

Stanton capped off a thrilling ninth-inning comeback with a walkoff grand slam. Aaron Judge led off the inning with a solo shot to push the game to 8-5, and the next three batters loaded the bases for Stanton, who crushed a home run 410 feet to left field to win the game. The home run, Stanton's 27th on the season, came after he was hitless in his previous 16 at-bats with nine strikeouts.

Ford went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.

Ford has endured a difficult September, hitting just .208 (40-for-48) even after Tuesday's three-hit game. This was his third multi-hit effort of the month. The 30-year-old first baseman is up to a .214/.318/.321 slash line with three home runs, 10 RBI, eight runs scored and three doubles through 45 contests, 23 of which have come with the Angels. Despite the poor hitting of late, he's still receiving more playing time than Matt Thaiss at first base.

Winker is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at Oakland.

Winker is 5-for-34 through 11 games in September and will take a seat Tuesday with lefty JP Sears on the mound for the A's. Sam Haggerty will start in left field and bat ninth.

Pederson isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's contest with the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Pederson -- along with his .679 OPS against lefties -- will take a seat Tuesday as Kyle Freeland will begin the game for Colorado. In Pederson's place, Austin Slater will pick up a start in left field and lead off for the Giants.

Vogelbach is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Brewers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

He will head to the bench with lefty Aaron Ashby starting a bullpen game for Milwaukee. Vogelbach is hitting .250/.400/.364 with one home run in 16 games this month.

Morel is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Morel homered and walked in Monday's contest, but that was not enough to earn him a spot in Tuesday's lineup. Morel owns a .590 OPS since the start of September, so even though the Cubs are out of the playoff hunt, he is getting a breather every few days.

Reyes is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Reyes went 1-for-3 Monday but just 3-for-29 (.103) over his last eight games, so he will be held out for the second time in four games. Jared Young will serve as the Cubs' designated hitter Tuesday night.