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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Not ready for prime time
The Pirates have no immediate plans to recall Hayes, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
Hayes missed all of summer camp after testing positive for COVID-19 and is considered behind the team's other options at third base. Although the time has past when a recall would mean that the organization would lose a year of control with Hayes, general manager Ben Cherington said he has concerns about the third baseman's "game readiness."
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Nick Senzel 3B | LAD
Reds' Nick Senzel: Big day at plate
Senzel went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI against the Pirates on Thursday.
Senzel connected for his second home run of the season, taking Trevor Williams deep in the fourth inning for a two-run homer. Two frames earlier, he delivered an RBI single to drive in the Reds' first run of the contest. Through 49 plate appearances, Senzel is hitting .262/.333/.524.
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Kyle Farmer 3B | ATL
Reds' Kyle Farmer: Retreats to bench
Farmer is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.
Farmer had started five of the past six games at either middle-infield spot, but he'll take a seat in the series opener while Josh VanMeter gets a look at the keystone. Regular second baseman Mike Moustakas (quadriceps) remains on the injured list and is without a clear timeline for a return, so Farmer should have the chance to see the bulk of the starts at the position so long as he performs reasonably well offensively.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Delivers three-run homer
McMahon went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and three strikeouts during Wednesday's 13-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.
The 25-year-old crushed the three-run shot to left field Wednesday to give the Rockies a brief lead, but he still managed to whiff three times for the third straight game. McMahon is off to a tough start this season with a .220/.299/.390 slash line, two homers and 28 strikeouts through 67 plate appearances.
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Brian Anderson RF | ATL
Marlins' Brian Anderson: Blasts three-run homer
Anderson went 1-for-6 with a three-run home run Wednesday against the Blue Jays.
Anderson took Nate Pearson deep in the first inning, getting the Marlins out to an early lead. He struggled the rest of the game, however, whiffing in four of his next five at-bats. That pushed his strikeout rate to 31 percent for the season, though Anderson has still managed to hit .286/.288/.619 with four home runs, eight runs scored and 13 RBI across 49 plate appearances.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Rockies' Nolan Arenado: Blasts two homers
Arenado went 3-for-5 with two homers, a double and three RBI in Wednesday's 13-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.
The 29-year-old launched his fifth and sixth homers of the season Wednesday, which traveled 426 and 441 feet, respectively. Arenado entered the series against Arizona in an 0-for-13 skid, but he went 8-for-12 with three homers, two doubles and seven RBI across the three games.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Belts grand slam in victory
Machado went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Tuesday's win over the Dodgers.
Machado buried his former team with a bases-loaded blast to center field in the third inning following a pair of hits and two errors. The long ball was the third in the last three games for Machado, who now has five overall this season. After struggling early in the campaign, Machado has upped his slash line to .232/.321/.493 with the help of a four-game hitting streak.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Rockies' Nolan Arenado: Goes yard in win
Arenado went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and an intentional walk in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
Arenado went deep off Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen in the fourth inning. In the eighth, reliever Kevin Ginkel intentionally walked Arenado to get to Daniel Murphy. The Rockies' rally continued as Raimel Tapia plated Arenado and Murphy with a two-run double. The 29-year-old Arenado is batting .246 with four homers, nine RBI and eight runs scored in 16 games this season.