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Atlanta selected Suarez's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Suarez will make a spot start Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Nationals. The left-hander has pitched well lately at Gwinnett, posting a 2.70 ERA and 23:6 K:BB over 20 innings covering his last four starts. Suarez could be sent back down to Gwinnett after Tuesday's start.

The Giants will have Beck start Tuesday's game in Arizona, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Beck's first 26 appearances of the season with the Giants have come as a reliever, but he'll draw the start Tuesday while the team looks to fill the hole in the rotation that was created after the struggling Carson Seymour was moved to the bullpen over the weekend. The Giants are likely to treat Tuesday's contest as a bullpen day and are expected to lean on multiple pitchers to get through the game, but Beck should be capable of providing more length than the typical opener. Beck -- who is taking the hill on two days' rest -- has covered between two and four innings in five of his last six relief appearances and will likely hover somewhere in that range Tuesday. With Carson Whisenhunt (back) set to make a rehab appearance for Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday before potentially returning from the 15-day injured list over the weekend, Beck could be in line for just one start before moving back to the bullpen.

Muncy went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Phillies.

Muncy has been scuffling since returning from an oblique injury, going just 2-for-16 with three walks and five strikeouts over five games since he was activated Sept. 8. The infielder has managed to record 18 homers over 94 contests in an injury-riddled campaign. He's added a .251/.386/.481 slash line, 65 RBI, 47 runs scored and four stolen bases through 368 plate appearances, serving as the Dodgers' primary third baseman versus right-handed pitchers when he's healthy.

Pages went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, two doubles and two total runs scored in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Phillies.

Pages has multiple hits in three of his last four games, but his homer Monday was his first since Sept. 2 versus the Pirates. The outfielder has collected at least one hit in 17 of his last 25 games, batting .280 (26-for-93) in that span. On the year, he's played at a similar level, hitting .276 with a .783 OPS, 25 homers, 81 RBI, 69 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 25 doubles and one triple over 144 contests.

Betts went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Phillies.

Betts had no trouble getting the ball in the air Monday, supplying sacrifice flies in the third and fifth innings before getting one to go over the fence for a solo shot in the seventh. He is batting .381 (21-for-55) with five homers and 19 RBI over 13 games in September, numbers more in line with the level of production expected of a star player. He's up to a .263/.331/.415 slash line on the year while adding 19 homers, 78 RBI, 92 runs scored, eight stolen bases, 22 doubles and two triples through 139 contests. While his progress lately has been encouraging, he's still tracking toward an OPS under .800 for the first time in his career.

Sheehan allowed one run on one hit and three walks while striking out seven over 5.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Phillies on Monday.

The Dodgers shielded Sheehan from the Phillies' tough top of the lineup the first time through the order, though the move didn't initially pay off. Opener Anthony Banda gave up a run, prompting Sheehan's entry into the game after Banda faced the minimum three batters. This was still a positive outing for Sheehan, who has allowed just four runs over 24.1 innings over his last four appearances. For the season, he has a 3.17 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 76:22 K:BB across 65.1 innings through 13 appearances (10 starts). His next outing is projected to be at home versus the Giants this weekend, though it's not yet clear if that will be a traditional start or another bulk-relief assignment.

Wilson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.

Wilson continues to occupy a reserve role, though his playing time has picked up a bit with the Phillies' middle infield stretched thin by the absences of Trea Turner (hamstring) and Edmundo Sosa (groin). Most of Wilson's playing time has come in a short-side platoon role at a variety of positions. He's now at a .202/.276/.393 slash line with five homers, 15 RBI, 13 runs scored and one stolen base over 98 plate appearances this season.

Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.

Schwarber has homered in three straight games, and he has four long balls during a seven-game hitting streak. The slugger is up to 53 homers this season, one back of Cal Raleigh for the major-league lead with just under two weeks left in the regular season. Schwarber has added a .244/.371/.572 slash line, 128 RBI, 105 runs scored and 10 stolen bases over 151 contests. Schwarber, Raleigh and Aaron Judge are the only three players in the majors this season to exceed 100 in both RBI and runs through Monday's action.

Harper went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and a stolen base in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.

Harper has racked up five homers and 10 RBI while batting just .241 (13-for-54) over 14 games in September. He also picked up his first steal since Aug. 20 in this contest. Harper has a .264/.358/.503 slash line with 27 homers, 73 RBI, 70 runs scored, 12 steals and 31 doubles across 123 games this season, giving him fairly steady power production compared to recent years.

Robertson walked two in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.

Robertson has handled a setup role since making his season debut Aug. 11. The 40-year-old has done fine with a 3.07 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 20:7 K:BB, as well as eight holds, over 14.2 innings. He was called on in the 10th inning Monday, as Jhoan Duran had blown a save chance in the ninth after the Phillies had already used Orion Kerkering and Matt Strahm in previous innings. With a deep bullpen in Philadelphia, Robertson is unlikely to see many more save chances this year.