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Arenado went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in a 12-2 loss to the Reds during the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.

The third baseman took Sonny Gray deep in the fourth inning, but the Cards were already in an 11-1 hole at that point. Arenado only had one homer in his prior 14 games including Wednesday's matinee, though on the season the 30-year-old is batting .256 with 27 home runs, 63 runs and 85 RBI through 129 contests.

Longoria (hand) was cleared to resume taking swings Wednesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Longoria received a cortisone injection to address his hand soreness Tuesday and was able to quickly resume swinging a bat. The 34-year-old could rejoin the big-league roster relatively soon if he can continue ramping things up without any further issues.

Escobar (hamstring) is expected to be reinstated from the injured list for Friday's series opener against the Cardinals, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Manager Craig Counsell said earlier in the week that Escobar should return during the weekend series versus St. Louis, and it appears he'll be ready to go for the first contest of that three-game set. The 32-year-old landed on the injured list Aug. 23 with a strained right hamstring, and he'll end up missing little more than the 10-day minimum.

Duffy was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Twins with right neck stiffness.

Duffy was slated to start at second base and bat fifth, but he was instead removed from the lineup due to the injury. It's unclear if the 30-year-old will be available off the bench for manager David Ross.

Hayes (hand) isn't starting Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Hayes suffered a bruised hand Sunday and hasn't yet resumed swinging. While the 24-year-old is still considered day-to-day, he'll be sidelined for a second straight game while Hoy Park starts at third base and bats ninth.

Urshela is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels due to left hand soreness and will undergo an MRI on Thursday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Urshela apparently suffered the injury during Tuesday's contest while defending a double steal. Manager Aaron Boone said the 29-year-old is "pretty sore," so the infielder will receive Wednesday's game plus Thursday's scheduled off day to recover before potentially rejoining the lineup Friday versus Baltimore.

Moustakas is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Cardinals.

After a two-game absence due to a right hip injury, Moustakas made his return to the lineup for the first game of the doubleheader and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the Reds' 5-4 loss. Moustakas isn't believed to have experienced a setback in Game 1; his absence for the nightcap is likely just matchup-related with southpaw J.A. Happ on the mound for St. Louis. Eugenio Suarez will step in at third base for the lefty-hitting Moustakas.

Sosa isn't starting the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Reds, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Sosa started at shortstop in the first game of the twin bill and went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a strikeout. Paul DeJong will take over at shortstop and bat seventh in the nightcap.

Rivera isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Cleveland.

Rivera started each of the last 11 games, but he went just 1-for-8 with a double, two runs, two walks and a strikeout across his last three appearances. Hanser Alberto will take his place at third base and bat ninth.

Walls was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Walls got off to a slow start after the All-Star break and went 1-for-15 with a double, an RBI and two walks across six games. However, he fared slightly better since returning to the minors in late July, as he slashed .224/.355/.469 with six homers, 26 runs, 15 RBI and six stolen bases across 29 games. Walls will slot into a backup role at shortstop behind Wander Franco.