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Arenado went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and two runs scored in Monday's 5-2 win over the Brewers.

Arenado wasted no time getting to Freddy Peralta, as he jumped on a first-pitch fastball and sent it over the left-field wall to give the Cardinals an early 2-0 lead in the first. The two-run blast pushed Arenado past 100 RBI for the year, his sixth time eclipsing the century mark over the last seven seasons. The 30-year-old has left the yard seven times this month and is now slashing .257/.313/.503 with 33 homers, 101 RBI, 76 runs scored, two steals and 45:89 BB:K over 610 plate appearances.

Farmer went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs in the win over the Pirates on Monday.

The shortstop blasted a Kyle Keller curveball over the fence in seventh inning for his 15th homer of the season. He has at least one hit in 8 of his last nine games. Over those contests, Farmer has batted .314 with four extra-base hits and six RBI.

Suarez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's win over the Pirates.

The third baseman took reliever Cody Ponce deep in the fifth inning, giving the Reds the lead. The homer marked his 27th of the year. In his last 9 games in the starting lineup, he has collected multiple hits four times. Since the beginning of the month, the 30-year-old has launched four home runs and raised his season batting average from .169 to .179.

Hayes is not in the lineup Monday against the Reds.

Hayes started the past 13 contests after missing some time at the start of September due to a hand issue, and he'll receive a day off after hitting .298/.317/.351 with three doubles, four RBI, 10 runs and three stolen bases during that 13-game stretch. Hoy Park will take over at the hot corner for the Buccos.

Urias (upper leg) isn't starting Monday's game against the Phillies, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Red Sox due to an upper leg injury, and he'll remain out of the lineup for a second straight contest. Whether he's available off the bench remains to be seen, but Richie Martin will start at shortstop while Pat Valaika shifts to second base.

Walls (illness) will start Monday's game against Toronto, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Walls was scratched Saturday due to illness and didn't play in Sunday's contest, but his illness evidently wasn't a particularly severe one, as he's already set to return to action. He'll bat eighth and play shortstop.

Candelario is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

Candelario will exit the lineup for the first time since June 26, ending a streak of 73 consecutive starts. Though he doesn't stand out in any one counting-stats category except for doubles (41), Candelario's status as one of the game's top ironmen in 2021 has made him a useful compiler for fantasy managers. Across 588 plate appearances, Candelario has delivered a solid .273 average to go with 16 home runs, 72 runs and 65 RBI.

Moustakas will be on the bench Monday against the Pirates.

The Reds continue with their plan of strictly platooning Moustakas, as he'll sit against lefty Dillon Peters, just as he's done against every other southpaw the team has faced since he returned from the injured list in early August. He's certainly not making a case for a larger role, as he's hit just .179/.228/.316 since his return even while being protected against same-sided pitching. Eugenio Suarez will take over at third base.

Sosa went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI doubles and a run in a win over the Padres on Sunday.

Sosa plated Tyler O'Neill with his two-baggers in both the first and fifth innings, giving him his second multi-hit effort in the last four games. The 25-year-old's offense has been a revelation this season, as he's now carrying a .277/.348/.405 slash line and has knocked in six runs over his last eight games with some timely hitting akin to Sunday's.

Riley went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Giants.

Riley doubled off Anthony DeSclafani in the seventh inning and scored on Adam Duvall's home run. He has at least one hit in eight of his last nine games. The 24-year-old is slashing .298/.367/.515 with 29 long balls, 89 RBI and 80 runs scored in 605 plate appearances this season.