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Astudillo will start at third base and bat fifth Wednesday against the Angels.

Since he returned from the 10-day injured list Sunday, Astudillo has been included in the lineup in all four of the Twins' games. He's set to make his second start over that stretch at third base, replacing Marwin Gonzalez. With Gonzalez hitting well in May, Astudillo may not be a threat to unseat him for the everyday gig, but the 27-year-old could begin to see more action behind the plate if Mitch Garver's high-ankle sprain results in a trip to the IL.

Machado went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss against the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Of Machado's nine homers this year, four have come against the Dodgers -- including two off future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw. After struggling at the start of his first season with the Padres, Machado has picked it up by getting at least one hit in 16 of his last 18 games, batting 21-for-72 (.292) over that stretch.

The Braves will promote Riley from Triple-A Gwinnett ahead of Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Riley will get the long-awaited call to the big leagues in response to center fielder Ender Inciarte exiting Tuesday's loss with a back injury, but a promotion for the 22-year-old would have certainly been justified from a performance standpoint. After slugging a grand slam in his final game for Gwinnett on Tuesday, Riley leaves Triple-A with a .299/377/.681 slash line and 15 long balls in just 37 games. Though Riley played exclusively at third base prior to this season, he's dabbled at first base and left field recently, with the Braves likely to use him at the latter position while Inciarte is sidelined. If Riley continues to mash in his initial opportunities with the Braves, it's possible he sticks in a full-time role for the rest of the season while Inciarte transitions to a fourth-outfielder role once healthy.

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Arenado took Chris Sale deep in the seventh inning for his 11th homer of the season. He already has five home runs in May, only one of which has come at home. After failing to go yard in his first 15 games of the season, Arenado has rebounded and is hitting .317/.365/.604 across 181 plate appearances.

Duffy (hamstring) went 1-for-2 with a walk in High-A Charlotte's win over Daytona on Monday.

Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports that bench coach Matt Quatraro and field coordinator Paul Hoover, who were both in attendance, had positive feedback to offer manager Kevin Cash on the rehabbing infielder. While there still isn't a definitive timetable for Duffy's return to the big-league club, Cash was encouraged by what he heard about Duffy's performance in game action. "He played well," Cash said. "They went down and watched him play. They said Duffy looked good; he got a base hit up the middle but not much action at third."

Devers went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Rockies.

Devers took Kyle Freeland deep in the third inning to collect his third home run of the season. He's hit the ball very well across his last 10 games, recording all three of his home runs while also racking up six multi-hit games. As a result, he ranks among the American League leaders in batting average and runs scored. Devers appears to be on the verge of delivering on his top-prospect pedigree, hitting .331/.402/.468 across 175 plate appearances.

Longoria is not starting Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Longoria has gone 8-for-24 with three homers in his last six games. Pablo Sandoval gets the start at third base.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 9-0 win over the White Sox on Tuesday.

Ramirez's sixth-inning shot off Josh Osich was the second of back-to-back homers and raised Cleveland's lead to 8-0. Even so, the 26-year-old is just 11-for-49 in May with two home runs and three RBI and has just a .195/.290/.312 slash line for the season.

Candelario isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Astros, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Candelario is just 2-for-31 over his last eight games, so he'll get a night off to regroup. In his absence, Gordon Beckham will draw the start at the hot corner and hit seventh.

McMahon is not starting Tuesday against lefty Chris Sale and the Red Sox, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Sale is the sixth in a run of eight straight southpaws to start against Colorado. McMahon has sat against four of the six so far. Pat Valaika gets the nod at second base Tuesday.