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Arenado is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers due to right shoulder soreness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Arenado exited Friday's game after tweaking his shoulder while turning a 3-5-3 double play. The severity of the injury remains unclear, but the Rockies indicated Friday he was removed for precautionary reasons. Regardless, it's unsurprising to see the team play it safe, which they could also opt to do Sunday with a scheduled off day to follow Monday.

Wisdom had his contract selected from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.

Wisdom has a .289/.363/.479 slash line with 14 home runs in 103 games for the Redbirds this season after hitting 31 homers in 2017. The 26-year-old provides infield depth for the Cardinals with Yairo Munoz (wrist) on the disabled list, though he also has a worrying 110 strikeouts in 405 plate appearances at Triple-A.

Rendon's late scratch from Saturday's lineup against the Cubs was due to a left wrist contusion, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

Rendon was struck in the wrist by a pitch in Friday's contest but remained in the game. Initial X-rays were negative, but he'll wind up missing at least one game. It's unclear whether the issue is serious enough for him to need more time off.

Rendon was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's contest against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

Rendon took a pitch off his hand in Friday's game and appeared headed for treatment following the game, which is likely the reason he's been removed from the lineup. Mark Reynolds will come in to play third base.

Longoria is dealing with a back contusion after getting struck by a Kyle Crick fastball during Friday's contest, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

This incident occurred in the bottom of the seventh inning, and though Longoria remained in the game and scored on an Alen Hanson double, he was removed prior to the top of the eighth. Manager Bruce Bochy said that Longoria "should be okay," so consider him day-to-day ahead of Saturday's tilt. Longoria added that he's "confident there's nothing seriously wrong," but he will test the back out during a pregame workout Saturday.

Muncy went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a pair of doubles in the Dodgers' 5-4 loss to the Rockies on Friday.

Muncy had been in a slump coming off the All-Star break, but he's gotten back to his power-hitting ways with a pinch-hit home run on Thursday that he followed up with this three-hit effort that included his 26th long ball of the season. Even with his recent mini-lull, Muncy is still boasting a fabulous .262/.386/.590 slash line through 290 at-bats, and the pair of long balls over the past couple of days could be a sign that he's gearing up for another tear like the one that saw him become one of the hottest hitters in baseball earlier this season.

LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Colorado's 5-4 victory over the Dodgers on Friday.

It was the first long ball and second multi-hit effort in nine games for LeMahieu since he returned to lineup from an oblique injury, and he now has nine homers on the season. The 30-year-old infielder has a .738 OPS through 339 at-bats, which puts him slightly behind his career mark of .754. However, he's capable of putting together lengthy hot streaks, so if he starts collecting hits at his customary rate LeMahieu should see his .271 average climb back toward his career number of .298.

Arenado left Friday's contest against the Dodgers after tweaking his shoulder, Manny Randhawa of MLB.com reports.

The third baseman suffered the injury while turning a 3-5-3 double play. The severity of the injury is not yet clear, though he was reportedly removed for precautionary reasons, which suggests that the Rockies don't currently expect the issue to be a serious one.

Machado is not in the lineup against Colorado on Friday, Andy McCullough of The Los Angeles Times reports.

Machado will get a day off for the first time since coming over to Los Angeles. Since becoming a Dodger, he's slashed .280/.366/.427 with two home runs, five RBI and 25 strikeouts in 20 games. In his place, Chris Taylor will start at shortstop and bat sixth.

Muncy hit a pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning of Thursday's game against the Rockies.

It was nice to see Muncy connect as he entered the game with just a .183/.265/.383 line since the All-Star break. Given the dip in performance, the addition of Brian Dozier and the return of Justin Turner from the disabled list, Muncy will likely continue to sit a couple times per week moving forward.