MLB Player News

Hayes (back) resumed baseball activity Wednesday, MLB.com reports.

Hayes has played in only one game since June 24, though he took a step forward by running, taking grounders and hitting Wednesday. It's likely that he'll need a rehab assignment, so a return may still be a couple of weeks away.

Candelario went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to the Cubs.

Candelario has homered in two of three games since he returned from a minor thumb injury. He's swatted five of his 15 homers this season over 13 contests in July. The infielder is slashing .259/.334/.485 with 46 RBI, 49 runs scored, five stolen bases and 27 doubles through 89 contests. He's on pace for career-best numbers in a majority of the standard fantasy categories.

Davis was held out of Wednesday's contest against Cincinnati due to a stomach bug, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

It's unclear how long Davis will be out for, but the Giants will likely approach the situation on a day-to-day basis. Davis is slashing .191/.269/.298 across 52 plate appearances since the beginning of July.

Madrigal (hamstring) is scheduled to run the bases Wednesday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

That will be a big step forward in his recovery from the right hamstring strain that sent him to the 10-day injured list July 4. It would appear that Madrigal could be back on the Cubs' active roster as soon as this weekend.

Rivera is out of the lineup Wednesday versus Atlanta.

Evan Longoria will play third base and bat sixth after Rivera logged three straight starts at the hot corner. Rivera seems to have again gained a leg up on the position, though his overall offensive production remains rather underwhelming for fantasy purposes.

Monasterio will start at third base and bat seventh Wednesday against the Phillies.

With Brian Anderson (back) recently joining Rowdy Tellez (forearm) on the 10-day injured list, the Brewers have turned to Owen Miller and Monasterio as their primary options at the two corner-infield spots. Monasterio will man the hot corner for the fifth game in a row after going 4-for-14 with a double, a walk, three runs and two RBI over the previous four contests.

Segura is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Cardinals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Segura will get a breather after he went 1-for-8 with a walk and a strikeout over the first two games of the series. Jon Berti will take over at third base and bat sixth in the series finale with St. Louis.

Riley went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored and seven RBI in Tuesday's 16-13 loss to the Diamondbacks.

The seven RBI were a career best for Riley, as he launched a three-run shot off Zach Davies in the fourth inning and a two-run blast off Austin Adams in the sixth. The third baseman once again appears to be heating up along with the weather -- over his last 24 games, he's slashing .277/.342/.525 with seven of his 18 homers and 18 of his 52 RBI on the season.

McMahon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's victory over Houston.

McMahon teamed up with Kris Bryant in the first inning for back-to-back homers off Hunter Brown, marking McMahon's 15th long ball of the season and his third of July. Tuesday's multi-hit effort snapped a mini-slump for McMahon, who entered the contest 1-for-12 (.083) across his last three appearances. The infielder is slashing .257/.336/.466 through 92 games and could push for a career high in homers.

Arenado went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's extra-inning win against Miami.

The 32-year-old walked off the Marlins with a 389-foot shot to left field with two outs in the 10th inning, and he now has seven RBI through the first two games of the series. Arenado scuffled to a .600 OPS during the first month of the season, but his season slash line now sits at .286/.336/.529 with 21 home runs, 71 RBI and 45 runs in 91 games.