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Pederson isn't starting Wednesday against the Marlins.

Pederson has started against some southpaws since he joined Atlanta, but he'll retreat to the bench with left-hander Jesus Luzardo starting for Miami on Wednesday. Guillermo Heredia will start in center field and bat eighth.

Torrens went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.

Torrens took Brett Martin deep in the ninth inning to increase the Mariners' lead to two runs. It was his second home run in three games, and he's now riding a five-game hitting streak in which he's racked up seven RBI. The catcher is slashing .220/.286/.444 with 14 homers, 32 RBI and 28 runs scored in 255 plate appearances.

Buxton (finger) will take part in live batting practice at the Twins' Triple-A affiliate in St. Paul on Thursday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The BP session likely represents a final gauge of how Buxton has fared in his recovery from a fractured left pinkie finger before the Twins send him out on a minor-league rehab assignment. Assuming Buxton feels fine from a conditioning standpoint following a nearly two-month layoff from game action, he may only need a few games in the minors to get his timing back at the plate. While Buxton has been on the shelf, the Twins have been taking a committee approach to center field rather than leaning heavily on one starter, with all of Jake Cave, Max Kepler, Nick Gordon, Rob Refsnyder and Gilberto Celestino picking up reps at the position.

Stanton went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during a 2-0 win over the Red Sox in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

While he didn't start the first game Tuesday, Stanton came through as a pinch hitter with a big RBI single in a 5-3 victory, and then he clobbered a Nathan Eovaldi pitch in the fourth inning of the nightcap to give the Yankees an insurance run. Stanton extended his hitting streak to seven games during the twin bill, although he doesn't have a multi-hit effort in that stretch. On the season he's slashing .263/.361/.458 with 19 homers and 58 RBI through 99 contests.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in Tuesday's 7-3 win over San Diego.

It's been a tough month for Blackmon, but he put in a classic Chuck Nazty performance on Tuesday night, smacking a two-run homer and picking up another RBI on a groundout. Even with this latest production, the numbers for August don't look great for the 35-year-old. Since the calendar flipped, he's batting just .224 with three home runs and eight RBI.

Cabrera went 0-for-2 with two walks in Tuesday's loss to the Angels.

Since hitting his 499th career home run Wednesday, Cabrera has gone just 1-for-11 with three walks. It's possible the milestone is weighing on him a bit, but the Tigers will keep getting him into the lineup regularly in the hope that he can reach the mark soon. Cabrera has 12 home runs this season across 94 games.

Dickerson was added to Tuesday's starting lineup against the Mets after Kris Bryant was scratched because of hamstring tightness, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Dickerson was initially slated to sit, but he'll instead start in left field. If Bryant is forced to miss time beyond Tuesday, Dickerson would figure to be one of the top beneficiaries from a playing time standpoint.

Dickerson is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Mets, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The 31-year-old sat on the bench three of the previous four games with the Giants facing left-handed starters, but he's now on the bench again Monday despite righty Marcus Stroman pitching for New York. Dickerson has a 1.167 OPS with three homers, two doubles, 10 RBI and eight runs through 13 games in August, but he's clearly being squeezed for playing time with the Giants' lineup back up to full strength. LaMonte Wade will start in right field and bat leadoff while Kris Bryant shifts to left.

Turner is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Pirates, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Turner missed four games last week with a groin injury, so the Dodgers will look to get the veteran third baseman off his feet Tuesday. Gavin Lux (hamstring), who was activated from the injured list Tuesday, will start at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Reyes is not starting Tuesday against the Twins.

Reyes will take a seat as he continues to work through a 1-for-28 slump that dates back to Aug. 9. Amed Rosario will handle the DH duties as Andres Gimenez shifts to shortstop Tuesday.