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Riley went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday.

All of Atlanta's scoring in the contest came as a result of Riley's three-run blast in the third inning. The third baseman has been on a remarkable run, going deep in five straight contests and compiling six long balls along with 16 RBI during that span. The power surge has pushed Riley to 22 homers (ninth-most in the NL) and 61 RBI (tied for 10th-most in the NL) on the campaign.

Arenado was removed from Saturday's loss to the Cubs after fouling a ball off his lower left leg, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

That explains why the Cardinals brought in Brendan Donovan to hit for Arenado in the top of the ninth inning. The star third baseman downplayed the issue after the game, saying his leg just stiffened up a bit during a seventh-inning rain delay. He could be available for Sunday's series finale at Wrigley Field.

Davis (illness) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Nationals.

Davis missed two games with a stomach bug, but he shook it off quickly with a first-inning solo shot. He was able to play the full game at third base and should resume a starting role there. The 30-year-old infielder is up to a .267/.347/.439 slash line with 12 homers, 48 RBI, 40 runs scored and a stolen base through 90 contests this season.

Anderson (back) took grounders Friday and is nearing being able to swing a bat, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Anderson was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a back strain, but he's started to slowly ramp up his activities. Manager Craig Counsell said Friday that he doesn't expect Anderson to return before the team's next road trip, which starts July 28 in Atlanta.

Longoria is not in the lineup Friday against the Reds.

Emmanuel Rivera will make another start at third base, his fifth start there in the Diamondbacks' last six games. Longoria is in a 2-for-19 (.105) rut since the beginning of July.

Davis (illness) feels much better and is in Friday's lineup against the Nationals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

He was held out of the last two games due to a stomach bug, but Davis is ready for a weekend in Washington. Davis is hitting .191 with one home run and 15 strikeouts in 13 games this month, and he has a .268/.348/.431 slash line on the season.

Senzel is starting in center field and batting second Friday versus the Diamondbacks.

With left-hander Tommy Henry on the hill for Arizona, Senzel is starting over TJ Friedl and also occupying a key spot in the batting order. Senzel's sporting a .993 OPS versus left-handed pitching this season.

Riley went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

Riley led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a triple before coming around to score on a Matt Olson home run in the next at-bat. But the third baseman wasn't done there, launching a three-run homer in the very next inning to put Atlanta on top 6-5. Riley is riding a nice hot streak at the plate and he's now homered in three consecutive games, driving in 11 runs over that stretch.

Rivera went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Thursday's 7-5 loss to Atlanta.

Rivera's blast was the second of back-to-back homers in the seventh inning that turned a 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 lead before the bullpen let it slip away. The home run was the second in as many starts for Rivera, who had entered the All-Star break in a slump but is 4-for-13 with three extra-base hits to begin the second half. He continues to have an edge in playing time at third base over Evan Longoria.

Bernabel (back) was activated from the injured list July 14 and returned to the active roster for Double-A Hartford.

Bernabel had been sidelined for nearly two months with the back issue. He's struggled across his first 141 plate appearances with Hartford, managing just a .635 OPS. However, he's shown decent plate discipline with a 17.7 percent strikeout rate and 6.6 percent walk rate, so it's possible he sees better results moving forward.