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Moustakas (hand) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Pirates.

Moustakas exited Saturday's game with a right hand bruise after being hit by a pitch, but he received good news when postgame X-rays came back negative. Nonetheless, the Brewers will play it safe and hold him out of the lineup with a scheduled off day to follow Monday. Hernan Perez receives the start at third base and will bat sixth in the series finale.

Suarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

With the Reds facing a tough right-hander in Max Scherzer in the series finale, manager David Bell decided it was a good time to give Suarez a breather. Suarez, who has gone 15-for-37 (.405 average) with nine RBI and seven runs in his last 10 games, will sit for the first time since May 3. Josh VanMeter will pick up the start at third base while Suarez rests.

Riley went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and two strikeouts in Saturday's 10-5 win over the Tigers.

Riley broke through with the 428-foot blast during the sixth inning to give the Braves a 6-4 lead. The 22-year-old is slashing .349/.388/.762 with eight homers and 22 RBI through his first 16 major-league games, as he continues to stake his claim to an everyday spot in the lineup.

Moustakas was confirmed to be dealing with a right hand bruise after X-rays came back negative Saturday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Moustakas exited Saturday's game after being hit by a pitch on the back of the right hand, though he wanted to remain in the contest. The 30-year-old hit his 16th home run of the season earlier in the game and should be considered day-to-day.

Moustakas was removed from Saturday's game in Pittsburgh with a bruised right hand.

Moustakas was hit by a Felipe Vazquez fastball in the top of the ninth inning and stayed in to run the bases, eventually scoring on Keston Hiura's game-tying homer. The veteran infielder didn't retake the field for the bottom of the frame. The early diagnosis of a bruise is good news, but it still wouldn't be surprising to see him undergo X-rays. Moustakas went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and a solo home run prior to exiting the contest.

Davis is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Davis will head to the bench for the third time in the last four games after slashing .219/.250/.370 over 24 games in May. Todd Frazier will start at third base while Dominic Smith gets another start in left field.

Candelario is not in Saturday's lineup against the Braves.

He is 0-for-8 with three strikeouts in three games since returning from Triple-A. Dawel Lugo will start at third base and hit sixth.

Chapman went 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer in a 3-2 loss to the Astros on Friday.

His third-inning blast off Brad Peacock accounted for all of Oakland's offense on the night. Chapman was a beast to close out May, slashing .310/.341/.714 over the last 10 games with five homers and 10 RBI. After slugging a career-high 24 home runs in 2018, the 26-year-old has already gone yard 15 times this season.

LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs in a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox on Friday.

Although he mostly plays in another hitter-friendly park, LeMahieu is proving this season that he didn't only benefit from playing his home games at Coors Field at the beginning of his career. LeMahieu is batting .317 in his first season with the Yankees. He's also well on pace to reach double-digits in home runs for the second straight season and could surpass his career-high 15 long balls from last year. Overall, LeMahieu has 17 extra-base hits -- including six home runs -- 32 RBI, 36 runs and two steals in 199 at-bats this year.

Muncy went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Phillies.

Muncy has homered in two of his last three games. The infielder has gone 13-for-41 in his last 10 games with three homers, 12 runs scored and six RBI in that span. The two-hit night raises Muncy's line to .275/.368/.524 in 189 at-bats this season.