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Suarez went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Cubs.

Suarez got off to one of the slowest starts in baseball this season, but all of a sudden he's up to seven homers, with four of those coming in his last six games. He's raised his OPS from .560 to .728 in that span, so Suarez is bringing his numbers around in a hurry and still has a month left to improve his stats.

There's been no update on Senzel's (undisclosed injury) status, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

This comment was made by Nightengale in the context of the Reds designating Phillip Ervin for assignment, leaving the team with only four active outfielders.

Machado belted a solo home run in four at-bats in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against Seattle.

Machado drilled a pair of solo shots in the first game of the twin bill and added another in the nightcap. The veteran has now gone deep in four of his last five contests and is riding a nine-game hitting streak during which he has gone 19-for-36 (.528) with six homers, 14 RBI and only three strikeouts.

Baty was added to the Mets' 60-man player pool Friday, Jacob Resnick of MetsMerized reports.

One of the organization's top prospects, Baty was selected with the No. 12 overall pick in last year's draft and displayed excellent patience and all-fields power in the lower levels after signing. He may end up sliding down the defensive spectrum to first base or designated hitter, but he has the offensive upside to make that work.

Suarez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Brewers.

Suarez has launched long balls in three of his last five games and is also riding a five-game hitting streak, so he is beginning to show signs of a turnaround after a slow start to the season. He is hitting .243 with a .568 slugging percentage across his last 10 games.

Farmer is in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's game against the Brewers, batting eighth and playing shortstop.

Farmer sat in Game 1, but will take the place of Jose Garcia for the second half of the twin bill.

Newman is not starting Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

Newman will head to the bench for the second half of Thursday's twin bill after going 1-for-4 in Game 1. Erik Gonzalez is covering shortstop in the nightcap, with Adam Frazier at the keystone and JT Riddle at third base.

Machado went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs, a single, four RBI and three runs scored as San Diego defeated Seattle in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader.

Machado got the Padres on the board with a solo homer in the fourth and later tied the game at 3-3 with another solo blast in the sixth. He added two more RBI with a two-run single in the seventh. The third baseman has been on a tear at the plate lately, going 18-for-32 with five homers, a triple and four doubles while riding an eight-game hit streak.

Newman (abdomen) is starting at second base and hitting third in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

Newman has been cleared to rejoin Pittsburgh's starting lineup after missing a pair of games with an abdomen issue. The infielder, who is hitting .269/.305/.346 through 20 games this season, will face Kwang-Hyun Kim in his return to action.

Sosa (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Thursday and optioned to the alternate site, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

He has yet to play in the majors this season and will continue to serve as organizational infield depth, most notably at shortstop. The Cardinals have many players still unavailable, but the infield is relatively healthy.