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Wisdom went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Brewers.

Marcus Stroman and Corbin Burnes were locked in a scoreless pitchers' duel through four innings, but Wisdom got the Cubs on the board with a solo shot against Burnes in the top of the fifth. The third baseman now has four home runs across 21 games this season. Wisdom had 28 long balls in 106 games during a breakout 2021 campaign, and he looks to be on his way to another good season in the power department.

Muncy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Muncy has a .586 OPS for the season and is in a 2-for-24 slump over the past seven games, and he'll head to the bench Sunday for the first time in 2022. Justin Turner will serve as the designated hitter while Hanser Alberto starts at the hot corner.

Vosler went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 9-3 win over the Nationals.

Getting the start at third base and hitting eighth, Vosler went yard for the second straight day as he launched a solo shot off Erasmo Ramirez in the sixth inning. Vosler is making a solid case to at least work the strong side of a platoon at the hot corner, slashing .292/.379/.583 in eight games since his promotion with two homers and five RBI.

McMahon went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI on Saturday against the Reds.

McMahon drove in the game-winning runs for the Rockies in the sixth inning with a two-RBI triple. He now has a four-game hitting streak and at least one hit in six of his last seven starts. McMahon has been particularly productive to start the first two contests of Colorado's homestand, homering once while driving in five.

Arenado (suspension) will start at third base and bat cleanup Sunday versus Arizona, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Arenado had the two-game suspension reduced to one contest on appeal and served the ban Saturday. He'll rejoin the lineup for Sunday's series finale while in the midst of a modest four-game hit streak, during which he's gone 7-for-13 with two doubles, three walks, three RBI and one run.

Machado went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run in Saturday's loss to Pittsburgh.

Machado came up with a big blast in the eighth inning Saturday, driving in two with a 426-foot shot to center to give the Padres a short-lived two-run lead. The homer was Machado's fourth of the season and first since April 19. The veteran finished April with the most hits (32) and the second-highest average (.386) in all of baseball.

Sosa went 0-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Diamondbacks.

The Cardinals were only able to put four runners aboard Saturday against Merrill Kelly and a pair of relievers. Sosa has started to mount a playing-time challenge to primary shortstop Paul DeJong, though both infielders are below the Mendoza Line. Sosa is slashing .174/.269/.174 with three runs scored and a stolen base in 26 plate appearances, but all four of his hits have been singles. He'll need to show more at the dish to justify a larger role.

Longoria (finger) ran the bases Saturday and could begin a rehab assignment next week, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Longoria began a hitting progression in mid-April and increased his intensity this week. While the Giants haven't indicated what day the 36-year-old's rehab assignment will begin, it's possible he'll be able to make his season debut late next week or sometime next weekend.

Vosler went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run during Friday's 14-4 loss to Washington.

Vosler took Washington starter Aaron Sanchez deep to center in the second inning to bring San Francisco within one run. The 28-year-old has gone 5-for-21 with four walks in seven games this season and should continue to see regular playing time while veterans Brandon Belt (COVID-19 IL), Evan Longoria (finger) and Tommy La Stella (Achilles) are injured.

Arenado had his two-game suspension reduced to one game, which he'll serve during Saturday's matchup against the Diamondbacks, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Arenado was disciplined for his role in a brawl Wednesday against the Mets, and he'll be unavailable off the bench Saturday. However, the 31-year-old should be back in action for Sunday's series finale against Arizona. Brendan Donovan is starting at third base and batting eighth Saturday.