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Escobar went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Dodgers.

He blasted his 18th homer of the year in the first inning off rookie Tony Gonsolin to give the D-backs a 4-0 lead, and they never looked back. Escobar hadn't gone yard since June 10, slashing a woeful .180/.271/.200 through 14 games between the home runs, but despite the slump he remains on pace for career highs in all five main fantasy categories.

Riley is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Cubs.

Riley has started the past 11 games, slashing .233/.313/.465 with two home runs and a 37.5 percent strikeout rate during that stretch. Johan Camargo is starting in left field and hitting eighth in his stead Wednesday.

Longoria is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Longoria will take a seat for Wednesday's series finale after starting the past three games and going 2-for-12 with a trio of strikeouts and a run scored. In his place, Pablo Sandoval is starting at the hot corner and hitting third.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a walk in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Orioles.

Machado received a standing ovation in his return to the city where he spent the first seven years of his career, and he looked right at home Tuesday at Camden Yards. The 26-year-old currently has a 12-game hit streak in which he is 25-for-53 (.471 average) with six doubles and six home runs.

Muncy is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Muncy sits against southpaw Robbie Ray. Austin Barnes moves out to second base in his absence, with Will Smith serving as the catcher.

Muncy went 1-for-4 with a walk and three RBI in Monday's 8-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.

The three RBI matched Muncy's total from the previous eight games combined, but that was mostly a result of the hitters in front of him not getting in scoring position as often. Muncy remained an on-base machine over that stretch, slashing .296/.441/.444 while striking out just four times.

Segura went 4-for-6 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's 13-7 win over the Mets.

He took Steven Matz deep in the first inning, the first of eight homers launched by the two teams in the wild contest. Segura has had a rough June, slashing .224/.272/.424 through 21 games even after Monday's eruption, but he has put together a modest six-game hitting streak.

Vargas was a healthy scratch from Monday's lineup against the Dodgers, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

The Diamondbacks originally had Ketel Marte (groin) starting in center field in his first game back, but the team felt it would be better if Marte were at second base, prompting the lineup change. Tim Locastro is now starting in center field, with Marte at the keystone and Vargas available off the bench.

Vargas was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Dodgers.

It's unclear what prompted Vargas' removal from Monday's starting nine. Ketel Marte is covering second base in place of Vargas, while Tim Locastro entered the lineup in center field.

Kieboom went 3-for-4 with three walks, a grand slam and a second run scored for Triple-A Fresno on Sunday.

The 21-year-old is now slashing .328/.463/.578 through 18 games in June with three homers and 18 RBI to go along with a strong 15:15 BB:K. Kieboom's path back to the majors is blocked at the moment thanks to Brian Dozier turning his season around, but the Nats' No. 1 fantasy prospect is once again showing that he has little left to learn in the minors.