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Vargas went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Phillies.

He's now picked up a start in three of the past four games, getting two nods at third base and one at shortstop while going 6-for-9 with a walk. Vargas is in the lineup at third base again Sunday and will hit ninth in Sunday's series finale. At this point, Vargas may have leapfrogged Maikel Franco as the Nationals' preferred option at the hot corner.

Muncy went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 8-3 win against San Diego.

Muncy's lone hit of the game was a big one, as his fifth-inning, three-run blast gave Los Angeles a lead it did not relinquish. The homer was his second in four games and extended his on-base streak to eight contests. Over that stretch, Muncy is slashing .276/.353/.552 -- a considerable uptick from his .170/.313/.329 line on the season.

Segura is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Segura started the past three games after being reinstated from the 60-day injured list Thursday, and he'll take a seat for the series finale versus Washington after going 3-for-10 with a run and a stolen base. Nick Maton will man the keystone and bat ninth for the Phillies.

McMahon went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a stolen base in a 3-2 win against the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

McMahon walked and stole second in the fourth inning before launching the game-winning home run 421 feet to center in the ninth. The 27-year-old is in the midst of a scorching opening week of August, going 8-for-18 with two homers, two doubles and two stolen bases in six contests this month. The torrid stretch has upped McMahon's line to .242/.337/.392 with 10 long balls, 40 runs, 50 RBI and a career-high seven stolen bases.

Wisdom is not in the lineup Saturday against Miami.

Wisdom's three strikeouts in Friday's series opener raised his strikeout rate on the season to 33.4 percent, but he's shown enough power to overcome his contact issues. Thanks to a 15.3 percent barrel rate, he owns a .222/.318/.452 slash line, good for a 114 wRC+. Zach McKinstry starts at third base in his absence.

Hayes went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and a stolen base in Friday's 1-0 loss to the Orioles.

He was the only Pirates hitter to have any real success on the night, as nobody else in the lineup managed an extra-base hit or even got on base more than once. Hayes is up to 12 steals on the season, but he's been struggling to build momentum at the plate since the All-Star break, slashing .217/.294/.326 over his last 13 games with one home run, one run and four RBI.

Muncy is not in Friday's lineup against the Padres, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

With Miguel Vargas and Chris Taylor active, Muncy may start to sit regularly against lefties, as he is for this contest against Sean Manaea. Muncy is slashing .250/.333/.417 with one home run and 12 strikeouts over his last 10 games.

McMahon is not in Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

McMahon experienced some rare road success this week, going 7-for-15 with one home run, two doubles and a stolen base in the four-game series that just wrapped up in San Diego. Elehuris Montero will start at third base and hit ninth.

Moustakas will sit Friday against the Brewers.

Moustakas finds himself on the bench for the third time in four games. All of his absences have come against lefties like Friday's starter Eric Lauer. Donovan Solano will be the designated hitter in his place.

Maton was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

Maton should take the bench role that had belonged to Yairo Munoz, who was optioned in a corresponding move. Maton owns a respectable .268/.336/.431 slash line in 54 career major-league games, though just two of those have come this season.