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Donaldson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

With the Twins and Tigers playing extra-inning games Monday and Tuesday and both teams facing a quick turnaround for Wednesday's series finale, Donaldson is likely just receiving a maintenance day. Willians Astudillo will cover third base in place of Donaldson.

Hayes went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's 9-0 loss to Milwaukee.

Since June 8, when he failed to touch first base on an apparent home run, Hayes is slashing .243/.321/.347 with two homers and two steals in 162 plate appearances. It's unknown whether the rookie is still feeling the effects of a wrist injury that forced him to the 60-day IL earlier in the season, but his numbers have fallen off. Batting second, he still has Bryan Reynolds hitting behind him, though losing Adam Frazier and replacing him with light-hitting Kevin Newman in the leadoff spot can't help his RBI opportunities.

Riles went 2-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in Tuesday's 12-5 win over the Mets.

The third baseman launched a grand slam off Jerad Eickhoff in the fourth inning before adding a two-run blast off Yennsy Diaz in the sixth. Riley has been red hot since the All-Star break, slashing .372/.442/.791 over his last 12 games with five of his career-high 19 homers on the year.

Toro slugged a two-run home run in his only plate appearance during Seattle's 8-6 loss to Houston on Tuesday.

Toro pinch hit for Dylan Moore in the ninth and belted a home run to right off former teammate Ryan Pressly to halve Seattle's deficit, but it proved to be too little too late. Making an early impact with his new team is an encouraging sign, though it's unclear whether Toro will receive steady playing time with Kyle Seager and Ty France presumably ahead of him on the depth chart at third base and first base, respectively.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to St. Louis.

The third baseman accounted for all of Cleveland's run production with his fourth-inning blast off Adam Wainwright. Ramirez has homered twice in his last three games. He's up to 21 long balls, 59 RBI, 65 runs scored and 10 stolen bases while slashing .253/.344/.519 across 369 plate appearances. Ramirez may sit out Wednesday as manager Terry Francona tries to maintain the 28-year-old's lingering elbow soreness.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a strikeout as San Diego defeated Oakland, 7-4 on Tuesday.

Machado took reliever Yusmeiro Petit deep to left for his 18th long ball to cap a five-run fifth and singled in his next at-bat in the seventh inning. This continues a scorching July that's seen the third baseman slash .356/.427/.693 with six home runs and eight doubles, both of which are Machado's most in any month, a fact more impressive given the All-Star break.

Astudillo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against Detroit.

Astudillo took Tyler Alexander yard in the fourth inning to record his fifth home run of the season. Since being recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on July 21, Astudillo has drawn three starts and recorded 12 plate appearances. He's managed only two hits in that span, though both have gone for extra bases. Overall, he's hitting .246/.271/.396 across 140 plate appearances on the season.

Suarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Cubs.

It's been a slog of a season for Suarez, but the third baseman knows how to hit a mistake. He took Dan Winkler deep in the sixth for a solo shot that marked the Venezuelan's first home run since July 10. Suarez now has 19 homers against 123 strikeouts.

Wisdom hit a pinch-hit home run in his only at-bat during Tuesday's loss to the Reds.

Even without being in the starting lineup, Wisdom was able to impact Tuesday's game with a ninth-inning home run, though it wasn't enough to rally the Cubs. The 29-year-old has been a revelation for Chicago since being called up in May, smashing 15 home runs to go with a .924 OPS. By comparison, he came into the year with four career home runs and a .696 OPS across 43 MLB games. Wisdom should remain in the lineup for the Cubs most days based on his strong performance, and a potential Kris Bryant trade would give him an even clearer path to everyday at-bats.

Rivera (wrist) reported to Double-A Northwest Arkansas to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Rivera landed on the shelf at the end of June with a left wrist fracture, but he's nearly completed his rehab program. The 25-year-old should require a handful of games in the minors before being activated.