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Maton (finger) has gone 2-for-13 with a double, four walks and three runs in his four games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley since being optioned by the Phillies.

Before he was dropped from Philadelphia's active roster Thursday, Maton hadn't seen any action for the club since last weekend while he managed a finger injury. The fact that the Phillies chose to option him rather than placing him on the injured list implied the finger issue was only a minor concern, and his immediately entry into to the Triple-A lineup seemingly confirms as much.

Segura went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and three strikeouts in Sunday's 2-1 win over Atlanta.

Segura's three strikeouts Sunday matched his highest total of the season, but he put the Phillies on the board with his solo homer in the fourth inning. The 31-year-old has displayed impressive power across his last five games, as he's gone 6-for-23 with two homers, a double, five RBI and a walk.

Riley went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, two doubles and a strikeout in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Phillies.

Riley had totaled just one extra-base hit in his six games following the All-Star break, but he's been hot across the last three contests, as he's gone 6-for-13 with two homers, three doubles, three runs and three RBI. The 24-year-old was a bright spot in Atlanta's lineup Sunday since the team generated only one hit outside of the third baseman's production.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 9-3 loss to Miami.

Machado's solo shot in the fourth inning gave the Padres a short-lived 2-1 lead. The All-Star slugger has been terrific this month, going 24-for-71 (.338) with 13 extra-base hits and 18 RBI. On the season, he's slashing .275/.355/.497 with 17 long balls and 60 runs scored through 392 plate appearances.

Arenado went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a triple and three runs scored in Sunday's 10-6 win over Cincinnati.

The third baseman extended his hitting streak to six games in a big way Sunday. He started with a single in the first, then added a triple in the fourth and a solo shot in the ninth, coming up just a double shy of a cycle. Arenado reached the 20-homer mark for the sixth time in his career, and he's slashing .261/.314/.504 with 61 RBI, 49 runs scored and a stolen base through 408 plate appearances.

Baty went 4-for-4 with a homer, two doubles, a walk, six RBI and three runs for Double-A Binghamton against Eries on Saturday.

He'd been off to a quiet start for the Rumble Ponies, having hit just .139 with 15 strikeouts and zero RBI in 40 plate appearances across his first nine games after being promoted. This game, though, was a reminder of what Baty -- the No. 12 pick in the 2019 draft -- showed off in High-A earlier this season. The base on balls was particularly nice to see, as his walk rate has dipped at the higher level, while his strikeout rate is an unsavory 33.3 percent even after this performance. All in all, Baty's outlook hasn't changed much this year -- he still has monster power and works deep counts, but there's also plenty of swing-and-miss in his game. Though he'll probably never hit for impressive average or be a great defender, Baty's power will likely play in the big leagues, but he probably won't arrive until late 2022 or 2023.

McMahon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

McMahon will take a seat for the first time in the second half after he went 8-for-24 with a pair of doubles, four walks, four runs and three RBI through the Rockies' first seven games out of the All-Star break. Joshua Fuentes will fill in for McMahon at third base.

Newman went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-2 win over the Giants.

Newman hit four singles in the win, marking his first game of the year with three RBI and four hits. He is batting .246 in the month of July, which is his best month so far this season. The 27-year-old is slashing .216/.254/.274, much worse than his 2019 slash line of .308/.353/.446. To make matters worse, he is less of a stolen base threat this year with only two steals.

Suarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

He'll sit for the first time in the second half after falling into a 3-for-27 funk at the plate over his last seven starts. The slump has dropped Suarez's season-long slash line to .172/.257/.361, with the lowly batting average placing him last in the majors among all qualified hitters. Mike Freeman will fill in for Suarez at the hot corner.

Riley went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Saturday's win over the Phillies.

Riley snapped a six-game homer drought with a two-run shot in the eighth inning when the game was already decided, but the noteworthy thing about the long ball is that he blasted that rocket off shortstop Ronald Torreyes, who pitched the eighth when the game was all but over. It was Riley's 16th long ball of the campaign and he has gone yard three times already this month.