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Chapman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Astros.

Chapman took Justin Verlander deep in the first inning for his 17th home run of the season. The effort continued his power surge, as he now has four home runs and 12 total extra-base hits in 61 August at-bats. Since coming off the disabled list July 2, Chapman has improved his average from .247 to .276 and his OPS from .784 to .869.

Suarez went 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer in Sunday's 11-4 win over the Giants.

Suarez took Andrew Suarez deep in the third inning as part of a seven-run inning for the Reds. It was his first long ball since Aug. 4, though he's still hitting a solid .292/.356/.462 with three homers and 10 RBI through 17 games this month.

X-rays on Machado's wrist came back negative, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports. "I'm good, guys," the infielder said.

Machado went for X-rays after taking a pitch off his wrist in the ninth inning of Sunday's win over the Mariners. Fortunately, it appears the star infielder is simply dealing with a bruise. Machado said he expects to play against the Cardinals on Monday, though it wouldn't be surprising to see the Dodgers give him a day. He was 2-for-5 with two runs scored before exiting Sunday.

Machado is scheduled to undergo an X-ray on his left wrist, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Machado was hit on the wrist during the ninth inning of Sunday's 12-1 win over the Mariners, and while he was initially able to stay in the game, Justin Turner replaced him at third base for the bottom half of the inning. Manager Dave Roberts said Machado was hit right above the wrist, according to Pedro Moura of The Athletic Los Angeles, so the Dodgers are hopeful he'll be fine. More should be known after his test results are disclosed.

Moustakas went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI on Sunday against the Cardinals.

Moustakas accounted for the Brewers only runs Sunday, recording a two-RBI double against John Gant in the third inning. While he hasn't homered since Aug. 7, Moustakas has three multi-hit games, four doubles and six RBI across his last eight starts.

Wisdom launched a pinch-hit solo home run Sunday against the Brewers.

Wisdom took Jeremy Jeffress deep in the eighth inning to record his first career home run. The 26-year-old made his major-league debut on Aug. 12 and has appeared nearly exclusively as a pinch hitter or defensive replacement, earning only nine at-bats in eight appearances. He has racked up four hits in that limited sample but has minimal value due to lack of playing time.

Escobar went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored Saturday in the Diamondbacks' 7-6 loss to the Padres.

Since being acquired from the Twins on July 27, Escobar has stepped in as the Diamondbacks' everyday third baseman and has thrived in that role, turning in a .922 OPS while tallying three home runs, 12 RBI and 14 runs in 18 games. The 29-year-old should be locked into a prominent spot in the lineup for just about every game the rest of the way with the Diamondbacks facing stiff competition for the NL West title.

LeMahieu went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Braves.

Like most of Colorado's hitters on the night, LeMahieu had to wait until Mike Foltynewicz exited the game before he could do any damage, and his 10th-inning solo shot ended up providing the winning run. The second baseman is now one shy of the career-high 11 homers he blasted in 2016, but LeMahieu's .275 batting average is still well off his usual pace.

Muncy went 1-for-3 with a walk and a game-tying solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Mariners.

Muncy's long ball -- his second in as many days -- came against M's closer Edwin Diaz, who had given up three homers all season entering play Saturday. He isn't quite playing every day anymore after the Dodgers added Manny Machado and Brian Dozier and welcomed Justin Turner back from the disabled list, but Muncy has the highest hard-hit rate among qualifiers in the second half with a mark north of 57 percent and still seems deserving of a starting spot in most formats.

Moncada batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run in Friday's 9-3 win over the Royals.

Moncada returned to the top of the lineup after manager Rick Renteria had dropped him to the lower-third of the order last week, even though he was just 4-for-16 with two walks and nine strikeouts in five games. Renteria told Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune that regardless of the number of strikeouts piling up, Moncada still has a good eye and can get on base. "We'll continue to maneuver and manage that situation for him," Renteria said. "As long as we don't feel or I don't feel he's really being hindered in terms of his confidence and things of that nature, we'll continue to do what we can to help him out." Moncada leads the majors with 172 strikeouts and is hitting just .144 with a .264 on-base percentage since the All-Star break.