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Candelario went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Astros.

The steal was the second of the season for Candelario, who has only nine pilfers in his career through 670 big-league games. The third baseman has gone cold at the plate in June, batting .135 (5-for-37) with two doubles, a homer, five runs and five RBI in 11 contests.

Machado went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run against the Guardians in a loss Thursday.

After Cleveland posted five first-inning runs, Machado got San Diego right back in the game with his three-run blast off rookie Logan Allen in the bottom of the frame. It was Machado's second home run in as many days after he went deep just six times over his first 50 games this season. The star third baseman has begun to heat up after a slow start to the campaign, slashing .385/.400/.667 with three homers, six RBI and nine runs over his past nine games.

Muncy said Thursday on Foul Territory that his left hamstring strain is of the low-grade variety.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Wednesday that it was a Grade 2 hamstring strain, but the diagnosis isn't quite that drastic. "If it was a Grade 2, you're looking at a month, two months," Muncy said. "Thankfully that's not what I'm looking at right now." He's yet to be placed on the injured list and could perhaps return to action this weekend against the rival Giants.

Machado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Guardians.

Machado has five multi-hit efforts over his last eight games, but he's logged just four extra-base hits in that span. He's homered twice over the last five contests, bringing him up to seven long balls on the campaign. The third baseman is at a .249/.295/.398 slash line with 22 RBI, 26 runs scored, two stolen bases and nine doubles through 51 games in what's been a down year for him across the board.

Anderson went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Wednesday's loss against the Twins.

Anderson got the Brewers on the board with a solo shot off Bailey Ober in the second inning, the first of back-to-back homers against the right-hander, with the latter coming off the bat of Luis Urias. It was Anderson's first home run since May 24 against the Astros and only his second extra-base hit in the month of June, where he's hitting just .200 through 12 games.

MRI results revealed Wednesday that Muncy has a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.

Manager Dave Roberts said the Dodgers won't place Muncy on the injured list just yet, and the hope is for Muncy to return Saturday against the Giants. The 32-year-old third baseman has already missed two games due to his hamstring strain and could still end up on the IL if he's not ready to come back this weekend.

Muncy (hamstring) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Muncy tweaked his left hamstring during Sunday's game in Philadelphia and has now sat out two in a row. It's not clear at this point whether he might require a stint on the injured list, as he was expected to undergo an MRI on Wednesday to provide more clarity. Chris Taylor is at third base Wednesday.

Madrigal is starting at third base and batting ninth in Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

It's Madrigal's fourth straight start at third base and fifth straight start overall, as he appears to have emerged as Cubs manager David Ross' preferred option at the hot corner for the time being. Madrigal hasn't exactly earned it with his bat, as he has a .584 OPS on the season and a .564 OPS in four games since his recall.

Davis confirmed after Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Cardinals that he's dealing with a Grade 1 right ankle sprain, which he suspects will keep him out of the lineup for 3-to-10 days, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The low-grade ankle sprain is considered a best-case scenario for Davis, who picked up what appeared to be a more serious injury in Tuesday's 11-3 win. The Giants are hoping that Davis shows enough improvement by the weekend to avoid a stint on the injured list, though he's certainly not out of the woods yet. David Villar and Casey Schmitt will likely pick up most of the reps at third base for however long Davis is sidelined.

Wisdom is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Pirates, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Wisdom has started just one of the last four games and that was at designated hitter, as it seems he might have lost the third base job to Nick Madrigal. The 31-year-old has just a .552 OPS along with a 43.3 percent strikeout rate since May 1.