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Hayes was placed on the 10-day injured list with left wrist soreness Wednesday, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Hayes already missed two of the last three games with the injury, and the Pirates ultimately decided it was in the 24-year-old's best interest to shelve him for the season. According to Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic, Pirates medical director Todd Tomczyk said that Hayes' wrist injury isn't a hamate issue and is in a different location than the one that previously sidelined him for two months earlier this season. As a result, Hayes' availability for spring training in 2022 is unlikely to be affected by the late-September shutdown.Hayes appeared in 96 major-league games this year and slashed .257/.316/.373 with six homers, 49 runs, 38 RBI and nine stolen bases.

The Cubs placed Wisdom (wrist) on the injured list Wednesday without a designation, an indication that he's been deactivated from reasons related to COVID-19, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Wisdom had missed the Cubs' last two games with a sore right wrist, but that doesn't seem to be the reason behind his shutdown. Since the Cubs selected Trent Giambrone's contract from Triple-A Iowa, Wisdom was most likely placed on the COVID-19-related IL, which would open up a spot on the 40-man roster for Giambrone. While Wisdom could have an outside chance to be reinstated at some point before the Cubs' final four games of the campaign if his placement on the IL was precautionary rather than the result of a positive test, his 2021 campaign is most likely over. The 30-year-old should earn some National League Rookie of the Year votes after he hit .231 with 28 home runs, 61 RBI, 54 runs and four stolen bases across 374 plate appearances for Chicago.

Paredes isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Paredes had started each of the last four games, and he went 4-for-14 with two doubles, a run, an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts. Harold Castro will take his place at the keystone and bat sixth.

Arenado went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two RBI and a double Tuesday against the Brewers.

Arenado drove in his first run of the game on a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning and then took Hoby Milner yard in the seventh frame. He now has 34 home runs on the season, eight of which have come during September. While Arenado's offensive performance has slipped in his first season away from Coors Field, he now has six consecutive seasons of at least 30 home runs and 100 RBI -- excluding the shortened 2020 campaign.

Moncada went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Reds.

Moncada took full advantage of facing an inexperienced big-league pitcher who was making his debut Tuesday. The 26-year-old led off the second with a solo blast to right center and later scored again in the sixth after drawing a walk earlier in the inning. Moncada has just two home runs this month and 13 for the year, as he upped his slash line to .264/.377/.405 with 44 extra-base hits, 58 RBI, 70 runs scored, three steals and 83:152 BB:K over 599 plate appearances.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the White Sox.

Suarez connected on a fastball low in the zone and sent it over the wall in left field in the fifth to provide the Reds with their only run of the night. The 29-year-old now has at least one hit in eight straight games and is slashing .438/.486/.938 with four homers, seven RBI, six runs scored and 3:9 BB:K during that span. However, don't let his recent success distract from the fact that he's likely on pace for one of the uglier slash lines in his eight-year career. Suarez is slashing .193/.280/.420 with 30 home runs, 77 RBI, 69 runs scored and 54:168 BB:K over 557 plate appearances. He has elite power, as he's shown over most of his career, but he offsets it with an undisciplined approach at the plate that has lead to him hitting .195 over the 199 games he's suited up for since the start of last season.

Bregman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 victory against Tampa Bay.

Michael Wacha no-hit Houston for five innings, and Andrew Kittredge retired the first two batters he faced in the sixth. However, Bregman broke up the hitless string with his solo shot that gave Houston its first run of the game. The long ball was Bregman's second in as many games following a 10-contest homerless drought. The third baseman has struggled with injuries this season, but he has hit a solid .283 with 12 homers and 54 RBI in the 87 games in which he has played.

Urshela went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and another run scored during Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays.

Urshela knocked in an insurance run for the Yankees in the ninth inning en route to his 14th long ball of the year as he extended his hitting streak to eight. In 112 games, the 29-year-old is batting .267/.303/.421 with 47 RBI.

Duffy went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Pirates.

Duffy has collected a hit in eight straight games, and he's batting a robust .400 during the streak. The versatile infielder is seeing regular playing time and has bumped his season-long batting average up to .278 with the strong run lately. Duffy doesn't offer a ton of pop, but fantasy managers can still find some value from the 30-year-old while he's locked in at the plate.

Nevin was called up by the Orioles on Tuesday.

Nevin made his big-league debut back in late May but appeared in just two games, going 1-for-5 with a walk. He'll give the Orioles another corner bat for the final week of the season.