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Reynolds went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a run against the Pirates on Wednesday.

With Neil Walker (back) still out, Reynolds made his first career start at second base and impressed with the bat. That's something he hasn't done in a while; Reynolds created a little buzz a couple years ago by hitting .343/.405/.454 across 126 games in Double-A and Triple-A, but he slumped to a .269 average last season and had a brutal .230 mark for Las Vegas before getting the call this year. There's not much to see here outside of deep NL-only formats.

Longoria departed Thursday's game in the 13th inning due to left forearm tightness, Bill Chastain of MLB.com reports.

Fortunately, Longoria's forearm injury isn't on his throwing hand, which could have resulted in a long absence. The Rays get back at it Thursday against the Mariners, so it will be interesting to see if he is in the lineup for the contest. If not, Steve Pearce would be the likely candidate to start at third base.

Arenado went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in a 6-3 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday.

The homer was the third baseman's 20th of the season. He has four RBI and two extra-base hits in the first two games of the series versus the Yankees. After posting a .851 OPS in May, Arenado has a .966 OPS through the first half of June. He is batting .290 with 20 homers, 57 RBI and 47 runs.

Peterson is in the lineup and batting sixth for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

Peterson will get the start in place of Chase d'Arnaud at second base. The 26-year-old is hitting .267 against right-handed pitching this year and is 5-for-10 with five walks since being recalled from Triple-A on June 10.

Reynolds is in the lineup and batting sixth for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

Reynolds will get just his fourth start since being called up to the big league club in the middle of May. The 25-year-old is 4-for-20 with three RBI through 15 games.

Suarez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Braves.

Suarez will get the day off for the first time since May 29. The 24-year-old has picked it up offensively since the start of June, hitting .267/.346/.511 with three home runs and seven RBI, but he still sits at .228/.289/.422 on the season.

Alvarez is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Red Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Alvarez will get a second consecutive day off after being held out of the lineup Tuesday as well, though there's currently no indication of any physical issues. Mark Trumbo will get another turn as the club's DH in his place, batting fifth against Boston right-hander Steven Wright.

Segura went 4-for-4 with two runs in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Consider Segura's slump over, as he now is riding a six-game hitting streak and is 12-for-24 during that span. For the second straight game, Segura was the only Arizona player to collect multiple hits. He's now batting .309/.345/.445 on the season.

Longoria hit a three-run home run, his 16th, in a 1-for-4 game in Tuesday's win over the Mariners.

Longoria has two home runs in his past three games and four in his past seven as he continues to be Tampa Bay's biggest power threat. Only Manny Machado has a better slugging percentage than Longoria's .541 among American League third basemen. Longoria is striking out more than usual (23.3 percent), but the trade he has made of contact for power has worked out great -- he's on pace for his first 30 home run season since 2013.

Machado hit his 17th home run, a two-run shot, in a 1-for-4 game in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox.

Machado has four extra-base hits including two homers in his past three games as he continues to rake. His 17 home runs ties him with Trevor Story for the major league lead among shortstops, and his .606 slugging percentage leads the position as well. His power would still rank him near the top of his old position of third base, but at shortstop, where defense comes first, nobody is anywhere near as complete a slugger as Machado has shown thus far in 2016.