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Madrigal went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Reds.

Madrigal led off for the Cubs in the Field of Dreams Game in Iowa, and the second baseman looked comfortable in the cornfield, leading all players with the three hits. The 25-year-old has taken over as the team's top option at the keystone, and he's slashing .400/.478/.450 across seven games since returning from the injured list at the beginning of August.

Rivera 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two runs and three RBI in Thursday's 9-3 win against the Pirates.

Rivera hit out of the second spot in the order and came through with a big performance for Arizona, smacking a solo homer in the fourth inning and a two-run double in the seventh. He added another double in the eighth frame for his first three-hit effort of the campaign. Since joining the Diamondbacks from the Royals on Aug. 1, Rivera is slashing .368/.429/.842 with two homers, three doubles and four RBI through six contests.

Newman is not in the starting lineup Thursday versus the Diamondbacks.

Newman will get a breather after he went 3-for-10 with a run scored and a stolen base in the first two games of the series. Tucupita Marcano will slide over to second base while Greg Allen enters the lineup in left field and bats seventh in the series finale.

Davis went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 13-7 loss to the Padres.

Davis flexed some opposite-field power with his second-inning blast to right. The 29-year-old has gone 8-for-24 (.333) with three homers in seven contests for the Giants since he was acquired from the Mets last week. For the season, he owns a .249/.330/.400 slash line with seven long balls, 25 RBI, 30 runs scored and a stolen base through 233 plate appearances. As long as he continues to hit well, Davis should maintain steady playing time, especially against southpaws, and he'll likely get some games versus right-handers too.

Castro went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

Castro was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday and has started both games at second base since. On Wednesday, he tallied a two-out triple in the sixth inning and ultimately came around to score on a double by Greg Allen. Castro has hit only .205/.279/.321 across 86 plate appearances in the majors this season, though it seems as if the Pirates are interested in finding him consistent playing time across the final two months.

Newman went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and a run in a 6-4 win against Arizona on Wednesday.

Newman was a catalyst atop the team's batting order, rapping three singles and scoring a run. He had been struggling coming into the contest, going 4-for-30 over his first seven games in August. Newman's hits tend to come in bunches -- he has nine multi-hit performances over 40 games this season but is batting a modest .269 overall.

Arenado went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two total runs and two total RBI in a 9-5 victory against Colorado on Wednesday.

Arenado got the scoring started for St. Louis with a first-inning, run-scoring double. He plated another run in the sixth with a solo homer to left field. Arenado has hit safely in eight straight games and is batting .467 (14-for-30) with four homers and 11 RBI over that stretch.

Muncy left Wednesday's win over Minnesota in the fifth inning after a ground ball hit him in the hand. X-rays after the game were negative, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.

Muncy went 1-for-2 with a home run before departing. It doesn't sound like a serious injury, but he may need to sit out a game or two.

Rosario has gone 21-for-44 (.477) with four homers, three steals, 13 RBI and 16 runs in his last 11 games for Triple-A El Paso.

These are only the latest in a lengthy series of exploits for Rosario, who's racked up an eye-popping .373/.452/.741 batting line across the last 49 games, lifting his season line to .299/.385/.529 with 18 homers and 18 steals. Rosario's development this season has been nothing short of remarkable, but it's hard to see the competing Padres finding many reps for him at the big-league level this season.

Wisdom is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Nationals.

Wisdom will get a breather after he went 2-for-8 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. P.J. Higgins will take over at first base and bat eighth in the series finale.