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Longoria is out of the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Longoria will be on the bench for the series finale and get consecutive days off thanks to Monday's scheduled off day. Mauricio Dubon will start at third base Sunday for the Giants.

Maton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

The lefty-hitting Maton will take a seat with Boston bringing a southpaw (Eduardo Rodriguez) to the hill for the series finale. Ronald Torreyes will pick up the start at shortstop Sunday, but Maton should fill the strong side of a platoon at the position while Didi Gregorius (elbow) is on the shelf.

Davis (finger) is out of the lineup for Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday due to neck stiffness, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The 28-year-old joined Syracuse for a rehab assignment earlier in the week, but he won't start Sunday after the neck issue surfaced. Manager Luis Rojas said Davis will require a couple more rehab games once clear of the neck stiffness, so the third baseman is unlikely to rejoin the Mets until at least the second half of the upcoming week.

Muncy went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Giants.

Muncy homered off Scott Kazmir in the first inning with two outs. It was his fourth three-hit game and third in the last week. The 30-year-old had a rough patch toward the end of April; however, in his last 13 games he is batting .476 with four homers, 10 RBI and 12 runs. He is slashing .291/.457/.532 in 184 plate appearances. His nine long balls lead the Dodgers.

Escobar went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored during Saturday's 7-6 loss to Colorado.

The 32-year-old has gone deep in three of the past four games and has now tripled his homer total from 2020 despite playing eight fewer games. Escobar is in the midst of an eight-game hit streak and has gone 13-for-34 with five home runs, 15 RBI and six runs.

Anderson went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Mets.

The third baseman is heating up at the plate. Anderson extended his hitting streak to six games with this performance, and he's hitting .283 (17-for-60) in May with two homers, three steals, six RBI and eight runs.

Davis (finger) isn't expected to return until next week, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Davis has already been out for three weeks with a sprained finger. He's appeared in three rehab games but evidently needs a few more before he's ready to go. Exactly when he'll be activated next week remains unclear.

Machado will sit for the second game in a row Saturday against the Mariners while working through some shoulder tightness, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Machado's off day Friday appeared to be simply a routine one, but manager Jayce Tingler revealed Saturday that his third baseman has been dealing with an injury. The issue appears to be a minor one, however, as Tingler indicated Machado could be in the lineup if a similar problem popped up during a different part of the season. Ha-Seong Kim will make another start at third base.

Sosa went 3-for-4 with two runs in a loss to the Cubs on Friday.

Sosa logged another start at shortstop and led the Cardinals in hits on the night. The utility man has now hit safely in three straight and appears to be making a strong case to continue logging the majority of starts at shortstop while Paul DeJong (ribs) remains sidelined.

McMahon is on the bench for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.

He certainly earned the day off with a two-homer performance Friday, raising his total to 11 on the season. Further, lefty Madison Bumgarner is not a great matchup for McMahon. Brendan Rodgers fills in at second base Saturday.