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Bregman went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks and five RBI in Wednesday's win over the Twins.

It was a monster day at the plate for Bregman, starting off with a two-run homer in the third and capped off by a three-RBI double in the eighth. The 25-year-old is on a tear, homering in four of the last five games while hitting .446 (29-for-65) over his last 17 games, as he moves into the top five in the American League with 96 RBI.

Machado is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mets, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Machado sits for just the second time since joining the Dodgers at the All-Star break. He's hit a solid .273/.351/.488 with nine homers and five steals for his new team. Enrique Hernandez will start at shortstop in his place.

Anderson is not in the lineup against the Phillies on Wednesday, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Anderson will receive a little breather following eight straight starts in the lineup. That includes a rough stretch over the past three games in which Anderson has gone 0-for-12 with nine strikeouts. Look for him to rejoin the starting nine Friday in Pittsburgh. Yadiel Rivera will man the hot corner during Wednesday's series finale.

Devers, who returned from the disabled list Tuesday, will not get as much playing time as he did before going down with the injury, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports. Eduardo Nunez started at third base Tuesday.

Manager Alex Cora is liking the way Nunez has been swinging the bat, and he provides more consistent defense at the hot corner than Devers. Cora acknowledges Devers' potential, but needs to see him play better before making him the everyday third baseman.

Ramirez is not in the lineup against Kansas City on Wednesday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Ramirez will receive a rare day off following 21 straight starts. The slugger has failed to record a home run since Aug. 17 -- his longest drought of the season -- and has picked up just three extra-base hits during that span. Look for him to return to the lineup Thursday. Yandy Diaz will set up at third base and bat third in his place.

Bregman went 3-for-4 with three doubles, a run and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Bregman hit three doubles -- two of which drove in runs -- off three different pitchers, giving him an MLB-leading 46 two-baggers on the year. Over his last 15 games Bregman is hitting .421 with four home runs, 14 RBI and 14 runs while sporting a .492 on-base percentage. The 24-year-old's .944 OPS trails only Jose Ramirez (.992) and Matt Carpenter (.956) among MLB third basemen, and he ranks within the top five in just about every other offensive category at the position.

Muncy is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Mets.

Manager Dave Roberts is stacking right-handed bats against southpaw Jason Vargas, so Muncy will give way to David Freese at first base.

Vargas was recalled from Triple-A Reno on Tuesday.

Vargas put together a nice season with Triple-A Reno prior to earning a promotion, slashing .311/.348/.445 with seven homers and 10 stolen bases across 124 games with the Aces. He'll serve as a utility option off the bench for the Diamondbacks over the final month of the season.

Moustakas is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs.

Moustakas will stick on the bench for a second straight game with the Cubs throwing another left-hander in Mike Montgomery. The Brewers face another southpaw (Jose Quintana) in Wednesday's series finale, though manager Craig Counsell may not want to keep Moustakas' bat out of the lineup for a third straight game. Travis Shaw is starting at third base and hitting sixth in this one.

Devers is not starting Tuesday against the Braves, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Reports indicated that Devers would be reduced to a platoon role after returning from a hamstring injury, and those reports look accurate so far. With southpaw Sean Newcomb on the mound, Eduardo Nunez will start at third base in place of Devers.