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Suarez (undisclosed) went 0-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch and an RBI from a bases-loaded walk in a win over the Athletics on Thursday.

The slugger was back at the hot corner after exiting Wednesday's game early due to fouling a ball off his foot. Suarez was able to play a full nine innings but remains in a bit of a funk at the plate, now having gone hitless in four of his last five games.

Wisdom is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Reds.

Wisdom has one hit in his last 21 at-bats, striking out 14 times with no walks during that span. This will be the third time in the last five games that he's been on the bench in favor of Miles Mastrobuoni, who will get another start at third base.

Riley went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three RBI in Thursday's 8-5 win against Philadelphia.

Riley took Phillies starter Aaron Nola deep twice in the contest, crushing a 459-foot, two-run shot in the first inning and a 458-foot solo homer in the fifth. The third baseman has feasted on Nola's pitching when they've matched up, as Riley is batting .426 with five homers in 48 career at-bats against the hurler. On the season, Riley is up to nine long balls, putting him slightly below pace for a third straight 30-homer campaign.

Manager Brandon Hyde said Thursday that Urias (hamstring) is aiming to return from the injured list this weekend, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias will likely get his wish if he makes it through another rehab game or two without issue. He drew three walks and scored a pair of runs in his rehab debut Wednesday with High-A Aberdeen. The 28-year-old infielder has been sidelined since May 8 because of a left hamstring strain.

Suarez (undisclosed) will start at third base Thursday against the Athletics.

Suarez left Thursday's contest after getting hit by a foul ball, but apparently his injuries were minor enough that he won't have to miss any games. The 31-year-old infielder is slashing .227/.308/.364 with a home run and seven RBI over the past week.

Walls went 0-for-3 with a run scored and two steals in Thursday's 6-3 victory over the Blue Jays.

Walls logged two of the Rays' seven stolen bases Thursday, improving to 11-for-11 in steal attempts this season. While he's been effective on the base paths, Walls has struggled at the plate recently -- he's gone just 1-for-17 with eight strikeouts in his last seven games. Still, the 26-year-old infielder should continue to see steady playing time with Tampa Bay thanks to his defensive acumen and positional versatility. Through 137 plate appearances, Walls is slashing .246/.350/.500 with seven home runs, 19 RBI and 26 runs scored.

Madrigal was optioned Thursday to Triple-A Iowa, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

This is the corresponding roster move for Kyle Hendricks (shoulder), who is off the IL and making his 2023 debut Thursday night against the Mets. Madrigal wasn't seeing much playing time in recent weeks and heads to the minors having registered an ugly .247/.286/.301 batting line through 34 games (98 plate appearances) this season with the Cubs.

LeMahieu is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.

LeMahieu is just 3-for-26 at the plate over his last seven contests, so he'll get a day off to regroup. The Yanks are going with Oswaldo Cabrera at the hot corner.

Padres manager Bob Melvin said he doesn't expect Machado (hand) to be ready for activation from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Friday, Byron Kerr of MLB.com reports.

Machado has been doing a range of baseball activities to test the small fracture in his left hand, but there are still some important boxes for him to check -- most notably live batting practice. The star third baseman could perhaps return at some point during the Padres' three-game weekend series against the Yankees, though it's hard to put a guarantee on the timetable. He suffered the injury to his glove hand when he was hit by a pitch May 15 versus the Royals.

Newman went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and three RBI in Wednesday's 10-3 win over the Cardinals.

While starting his second game in a row, Newman once again delivered a two-hit performance to lift his season-long average up to .257. He'll be back on the bench for Thursday's series finale with St. Louis, and despite his hot start to the week, Newman's playing-time outlook only projects to get worse as the season rolls along. The Reds have already summoned one of their top infield prospects in Matt McLain to the big leagues, and Elly De La Cruz and Christian Encarnacion-Strand may not be far away from receiving promotions from Triple-A Louisville.