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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Muncy (hamstring) will take live at-bats Sunday and be activated from the injured list Tuesday, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.

Muncy has been out since June 13 with a strained left hamstring, and he will be back in the starting lineup when he returns Tuesday against Colorado. The 32-year-old slugger is slashing .191/.323/.474 with 18 homers and 45 RBI across 251 plate appearances this season.

Baty isn't starting Saturday against Philadelphia, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez will take the mound to begin Saturday's contest for the Phillies, meaning the lefty-hitting Baty will start in the Mets' dugout. Danny Mendick will make his season debut and start at third base while batting ninth.

Bernabel (back) has been on the 7-day injured list since May 26.

Bernabel was one of the bigger risers in the Rockies' organization in 2022 and reached High-A Spokane during his age-20 season. He began 2023 with Double-A Hartford and hasn't experienced the same success, maintaining just a .630 OPS across 126 plate appearances. It's unclear how long the injury had affected him prior to landing on the injured list, so he could be in for an improved second half of the season.

Longoria went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 8-5 loss against the Giants.

Longoria is on a four-game hit streak and is slashing .320/.379/.800 in the month of June. That's the good news; the bad news is he's started just six of 21 games during the month. The longtime veteran is on pace to hit his most homers in a season since 2019, when he launched 20 as a member of the Giants. The demotion of Josh Rojas to Triple-A Reno benefits Longoria, but the Diamondbacks have mostly rolled with Emmanuel Rivera (.316 average, .372 BABIP) at third base. Additionally, the return of Alek Thomas from Reno crowds the outfield, which has moved Lourdes Gurriel to the primary DH spot.

Muncy (hamstring) won't be activated from the 10-day IL on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Muncy is still feeling tightness in his left hamstring, and he isn't guaranteed to be activated off the IL before next week. The 32-year-old will miss at least two more games as he recovers, and fantasy managers shouldn't assume he'll be back in the lineup for Sunday's finale against Houston, either.

Moustakas isn't in the Rockies' lineup Friday against the Angels, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

The Angels will send southpaw Patrick Sandoval to the mound Friday, meaning Moustakas will retreat to the dugout. Elehuris Montero will start at first base instead and bat eighth.

Rivera is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Giants.

Rivera will get a breather after he went 0-for-3 with an RBI and two strikeouts in Thursday's matinee makeup game with the Nationals. Evan Longoria will take over at the hot corner and bat seventh in Fridays series opener with San Francisco.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a double in Thursday's win over the Giants. He also scored two runs.

Machado launched a three-run shot in the top of the third inning to give the Padres a commanding 6-0 lead, then came around to score a second time in the fifth after a leadoff double. The third baseman raised his batting average to .258 with the performance and has now recorded two hits in each of his last two contests, extending his modest hitting streak to six games. He's also batting .312 (24-for-77) this month to go along with four homers, 13 RBI and 11 runs scored after batting just .233 in May with one homer.

Hayes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in a loss to Miami on Thursday.

Hayes accounted for Pittsburgh's final run of the contest, swatting a solo shot to left field in the eighth inning. The long ball was his fifth of the campaign and his first in his past 17 games. Thursday was just the fourth time this season that Hayes has notched multiple extra-base hits in a contest.

Riley went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a run during Thursday's extra-inning win against the Phillies.

Riley reached twice despite both teams entering the extra frame with just six combined hits amid a scoreless tie, and he added a two-run single -- thanks to a misplay from Kyle Schwarber in left field -- as part of Atlanta's five-run 10th inning. The 26-year-old is hitting .260 through 18 games in June but hasn't shown much pop with just four extra-base hits.