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Hayes went 3-for-5 with an RBI, a run and a stolen base Tuesday in the Pirates' 6-2 win over the Reds.

After languishing at the plate for most of August, Hayes has been swinging a hot bat for much of September, slashing .323/.338/.371 while scoring 11 runs and going 4-for-4 on stolen-base attempts on the month. Though Hayes hasn't tapped into much power, he should continue to run regularly while handling the leadoff duties for the Pirates. He's batted exclusively at the top of the lineup since moving past a hand injury earlier this month.

Suarez will start at third base and bat sixth Wednesday against the Pirates.

Suarez was moved into a short-side platoon role in mid-August, but the 30-year-old seems to have wrested primary duties at third base back from Mike Moustakas, who has struggled mightily at the dish since returning from the injured list. The lefty-hitting Moustakas will be on the bench for the fourth game in a row, with the last two benchings coming against right-handed starting pitchers. Meanwhile, after churning out consecutive two-hit games to begin the week, the righty-hitting Suarez looks like he'll see regular work against both righties and lefties for the foreseeable future.

Moustakas isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

Moustakas has lost out on regular playing time recently and will be out of the lineup for a fourth consecutive game and the second straight contest against a right-handed pitcher. Eugenio Suarez will start at the hot corner and bat sixth, and he appears to have recaptured the top job at third base from Moustakas, at least for the time being.

Vargas started at shortstop and went 2-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to Atlanta.

Vargas got the start at short in place of Nick Ahmed, who has missed the last four games with a sore right shoulder, a bit of news that Arizona manager Torey Lovullo revealed Tuesday. In Ahmed's absence, Josh Rojas started three games prior to Vargas' start.

Machado went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs in a 6-5 loss to San Francisco on Tuesday.

Machado tagged San Francisco starter Kevin Gausman for solo homers in the first and third innings and tacked on a single in the fifth for his second three-hit game this month. The standout performance continues an excellent September for Machado, who's slashing .324/.370/.544 with six doubles and three home runs in 17 games.

Donaldson went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI in a 9-5 win over the Cubs on Tuesday.

Donaldson also hit a sacrifice fly in the contest as part of a productive night at the plate. The veteran upped his season slash line to .251/.351/.480 and now has 24 doubles and 67 RBI to go along with 24 long balls. Donaldson has reached base safely in four straight games, going 6-for-13 with a pair of homers, five RBI and three walks over that stretch.

Riley went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Atlanta's 6-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Riley opened the game's scoring with a 424-foot drive to left in the top of the first to achieve the first 30-home-run campaign of his young career. The solid game continues a torrid stretch that's seen the 24-year-old go 10-for-27 with four doubles and a home run over his last six games.

Peraza was promoted from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune reports.

Peraza is set for his second promotion this summer after the infielder previously moved up to Double-A in early June. He continued to impress offensively at Somerset, slashing .294/.348/.466 with 12 homers, 51 runs scored, 40 RBI and 20 stolen bases across 79 games. At just 21 years of age, the Yankees will likely want Peraza to get plenty of at-bats in at Triple-A before considering him for a major-league call-up, but all signs so far point toward him having a chance to become an everyday player at the big-league level.

Toro is not starting Tuesday against the Athletics.

Toro is hitless in his last 23 at-bats dating back to Sept. 14 and he's hitting just .172/.250/.234 altogether in September. He'll look to reset Tuesday as Dylan Moore takes over at second base.

Bregman is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Bregman started the past five games and will receive a day off after going 4-for-20 with four walks, four RBI and three runs. Aledmys Diaz will cover the hot corner in his place Tuesday.