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McMahon isn't starting Thursday's game against the Phillies.

McMahon will get a day off after he went 3-for-10 with a home run, a double, two runs and a walk across the last three games. Colton Welker will start at the hot corner and bat sixth.

Sosa will sit Thursday against the Dodgers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Sosa had been moving ahead of the struggling Paul DeJong on the depth chart, though it's now been DeJong at shortstop in two of the last three games. Sosa has hit .400/.435/.675 over his last 12 games, however, so it's hard to see why the Cardinals would move him back into a bench role.

Muncy went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored Wednesday in a loss to the Cardinals.

Muncy connected on a sixth-inning solo shot off Adam Wainwright for his 31st long ball of the season. The first baseman ranks fourth in the National League in that department and has now surpassed the 30-homer mark in three of the past four campaigns. However, Muncy is batting only .200 (23-for-115) since the start of August.

Escobar went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two runs and a walk in the win Wednesday versus the Phillies.

Escobar launched a solo shot off of reliever Connor Brogdon in the sixth inning. It was his 25th of the season but only his third since joining the Brewers on July 28. He has posted a .301 batting average and 11 extra-base hits over 27 games with Milwaukee.

Hayes went 1-for-3 with a single, a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Tigers.

Hayes hit his way aboard in the first inning before swiping second off Matt Manning. The 24-year-old has now stolen two bags in as many nights off Detroit pitching. While he does have just six steals in 81 games this season, injuries have derailed what was supposed to be an explosive year for the Pirates' infielder. Hopefully 2022's version of Hayes will be closer to the one that pilfered 66 bags in 468 career minor-league games.

Duffy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

Duffy will take a seat after he started each of the past six games while going 8-for-24 with two home runs, a stolen base, six RBI and four runs. David Bote's recent return from the injured list could limit Duffy's opportunities at second base moving forward, but the 30-year-old's ability to play all four infield spots should allow him to hold down at least a semi-regular spot in the Chicago lineup.

Peterson remains on the bench for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Before sitting out Tuesday's 10-0 win, Peterson slashed .295/.392/.364 with four runs, four RBI and a stolen base over a stretch of 13 consecutive starts. Peterson's ability to play all over the infield and outfield while getting on base at a high clip should help his case for receiving semi-regular work, but he won't have a clear path to an everyday role now that Avisail Garcia, Eduardo Escobar and Kolten Wong are all back in action after recently missing time.

Longoria isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Longoria went 1-for-6 with five runs, an RBI and three walks across the last two games, and he'll get a breather Wednesday. Kris Bryant will start at third base while Mike Yastrzemski starts in right field.

Muncy will sit Tuesday against St. Louis, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Muncy has been in a slump over his last 16 games, hitting .133/.212/.283 while striking out 30.3 percent of the time, well above the 18.2 percent strikeout rate he'd managed prior to that point. He'll rest against lefty J.A. Happ, with Albert Pujols starting at first base against his former team.

Sosa is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The shortstop will receive the day off after appearing in the last four games for the Cardinals. Paul DeJong gets the start at shortstop and is batting seventh.