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Suarez went 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

At this point, it will be tough for Suarez to lift his batting average back up close to his career mark (.262). However, he's looked a lot more like himself lately with a .277/.340/.723 line and six homers in his last 14 games. Overall, he has a .192 average, .741 OPS, nine homers and 22 RBI in 38 games.

Moustakas went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

While Moustakas did not start in the matinee, he did have a pinch-hit double off the bench in Game 1, so he was 3-for-4 for the day. The homer was especially good to see, as Moustakas had gone a whopping 21 games without a long ball and hit only two doubles during that stretch. Perhaps he's starting to feel like he has his legs under him again after his season was derailed early on by a quadriceps injury.

Muncy went 1-for-5 with a solo home run during Friday's loss over the Rockies.

Muncy wasted no time evening the score at 1-1 with a solo homer against Antonio Senzatela in the first inning. The long ball marked the 10th of the season for the 30-year-old, who is hitting .209/.337/.446 with 24 runs scored and 21 RBI.

McMahon isn't in Friday's lineup against the Dodgers.

Even with a right-hander (Dustin May) on the mound for the Dodgers, McMahon will take a seat for a second consecutive game. Daniel Murphy will take over at first base.

Moustakas is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

Moustakas started the past 12 games but will take a seat for Friday's matinee after going 8-for-40 with 13 strikeouts during that stretch. Kyle Farmer will start at the keystone for the Reds in Game 1.

Davis went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run Thursday against the Yankees.

Davis was hitless coming to the plate in the ninth inning, but delivered a solo home run against Aroldis Chapman to knot the game at seven. He was out of the lineup for two games due to a hip injury, but managed to retake the field and slug his first home run since Aug. 18. Overall, Davis has put together a .274/.390/.427 line with five home runs, 17 runs scored and 13 RBI across 141 plate appearances.

Escobar is not in Thursday's lineup against the Dodgers.

He is hitting .171 with one home run in 35 at-bats over his last 10 games. Andy Young will start at third base and bat seventh against lefty Clayton Kershaw.

Machado went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Angels.

Machado has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, posting 10 multi-hit performances and hitting .474 with a 1.387 OPS in that stretch. The star third baseman has been one of the most productive bats in the San Diego lineup, racking up 11 homers with 20 extra-base hits and 32 RBI in 167 plate appearances across 38 games.

Newman is not in Thursday's lineup against the Cubs.

He is hitting .200 with zero home runs and zero steals over his last 10 games. With Adam Frazier, Erik Gonzalez and Ke'Bryan Hayes all trending toward regular playing time, Newman will get more days off down the stretch.

Kieboom has been swinging the bat better at the Nationals' alternate site and according to manager Dave Martinez could rejoin the big-league roster "in the next week or so," Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

"I'd love to get him back up here and let him play. I want him to gain some confidence again, and then when he comes up here, see what he can do," Martinez said Wednesday. Kieboom had zero extra-base hits and a 38.7 percent strikeout rate when he was jettisoned from the roster, and the 23-year-old may not immediately regain the starting job at third base when he returns given the Nats' wealth of veteran utility options who can fill in at the hot corner.