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Arenado was removed from Wednesday's game against the Cubs due to a left forearm bruise, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Arenado appears to have escaped with a bruise after getting hit by a pitch near his elbow during the third inning Wednesday. Despite the initial good news, the Rockies will likely continue to monitor the third baseman carefully over the next 24 hours before determining his status for Thursday's series opener against the Padres.

Arenado was removed from Wednesday's game against the Cubs with an apparent injury, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

Arenado was hit by a pitch in the elbow during the third inning Wednesday and was visibly upset afterward. He stayed in for the subsequent inning but was ultimately replaced by Ryan McMahon prior to taking the field in the top of the fifth. Specifics regarding the injury are not yet known.

Newman went 3-for-4 with two runs and a stolen base Tuesday in the Pirates' 7-5 loss to the Braves.

Newman didn't need a full nine innings to turn in one of his better performances of the season, as the game was called in the eighth following a one-hour, 48-minute rain delay. The 25-year-old looks to have a stranglehold on the leadoff gig in Pittsburgh with each of his last 11 starts coming out of that spot in the batting order.

McMahon is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

McMahon will retreat to the bench for Wednesday's series finale with a southpaw in Cole Hamels toeing the rubber for the Cubs. It's worth noting that the 24-year-old started against lefty Jose Quintana on Tuesday, suggesting he may not be in a strict platoon. Brendan Rodgers is starting at the keystone and hitting seventh in his place.

Rendon went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the White Sox.

It had been six games since Rendon's last multi-hit effort, which is what passes for a slump these days for the 29-year-old. On the year, he's slashing .320/.422/.655 with 14 homers and 46 RBI in 53 games, and with free agency looming in the offseason, Rendon is putting together a career-best campaign.

Muncy went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Angels.

Muncy accounted for most of the Dodgers' offense against their crosstown rivals, drilling a pair of solo shots to center field in the third and fifth innings. The versatile infielder increased his homer total to 15 on the season -- 11 which have come on the road. Proving that his out-of-nowhere season in 2018 was no fluke, Muncy has complemented the power numbers with a .278/.374/.534 slash line and 40 RBI.

Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 7-5 rain-shortened victory against the Pirates on Tuesday.

Playing while appealing his suspension, Donaldson went deep in his first at-bat in the second inning. It set up the Braves for four solo homers in the frame. Donaldson is only batting .237, but he does have 26 extra-base hits, including nine homers, 26 RBI and 36 runs in 219 at-bats this season.

Hayes suffered an undisclosed injury and exited Tuesday's game for Triple-A Indianapolis.

It's not currently clear what type of injury Hayes sustained, but he was removed from the game during the ninth inning. The 22-year-old is slashing .245/.339/.395 this season in his first taste of Triple-A ball.

Donaldson was suspended for one game following Monday's night's altercation, but he'll appeal the ban and is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Donaldson was nicked by a pitch Monday night and it soon became clear that he wasn't happy about it, resulting in the ejection of both pitcher Joe Musgrove and Donaldson. Donaldson will be allowed to play until MLB makes a final ruling.

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Monday in the Rockies' 6-5 win over the Cubs.

Arenado's third-inning blast off Yu Darvish ended a six-game skid during which he went 4-for-22 with no extra-base knocks. Nothing has helped Arenado overcome brief lulls in his production quite like home cooking; he's batting .395/.440/.697 (158 wRC+) at Coors Field this season, compared to a still-respectable .273/.325/.525 (118 wRC+) in road venues.