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Pederson will sit Tuesday against the Cubs, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Pederson went 4-for-5 with two homers in his last start, but he'll take a seat with the Dodgers facing left-hander Jose Quintana. The 27-year-old only has 10 at-bats against southpaws this year, so this type of rotation should be expected to continue despite his blistering numbers against right-handers.

Pederson went 4-for-5 with two home runs, two RBI and three runs in a 6-5 victory against the Brewers on Sunday.

The four-hit day raised Pederson's average nearly 40 points to .270. Maybe more impressively, it also now gives him 10 homers this season. Pederson is a career .228 hitters, so owners should expect his average to drop down back to around where it was before Sunday's outburst, but he's well on his way to a career high in home runs, RBI and runs. He hasn't set a career best in any of those categories for at least three years ago. In addition to 10 homers, Pederson has 16 RBI and 19 runs in 74 at-bats.

Pederson went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in a 6-1 victory against the Reds on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old has displayed a ton of power this week, as he has five homers since April 10. During that stretch, he is also hitting .320 with eight RBI and seven runs. The hot streak has raised his batting average to .259 with eight homers, 14 RBI and 16 runs in 58 at-bats across 18 games. Pederson is walking a fair amount too, so he owns a .380 on-base percentage and behind the home-run surge, he possesses a .724 slugging percentage (1.104 OPS).

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Monday's 4-3 win over the Reds.

His seventh blast of the year was a dramatic one, as he took Cincy closer Raisel Iglesias deep for a walk-off homer. Pederson now sports a .255/.382/.691 slash line through 17 games, and if the 26-year-old keeps raking, he won't have to worry about a potential platoon with Alex Verdugo.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in the Dodgers' 7-1 win over the Brewers on Sunday.

Pederson continued his early season power surge, blasting his sixth long ball of the season with this second-inning solo shot off Jhoulys Chacin. The 26-year-old has a 1.012 OPS through 51 at-bats, so he's off to a great start; however, his vast struggles against left-handed pitching he's demonstrated throughout his career mean he figures to continue to rotate out in matchups against southpaws.