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Longoria was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds with left shoulder soreness, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Longoria is reportedly available off the bench, so his absence is unlikely to be a particularly long one. Pablo Sandoval returns from knee inflammation to start at third base.

Newman (finger) was reinstated from the injured list Saturday.

Newman had been out since April 11 with a lacerated middle finger. He'll likely fill a utility role now that he's back on the field, with Cole Tucker expected to continue getting regular at-bats at shortstop. Pablo Reyes was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move.

Donaldson went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Friday's 7-2 win over the Marlins.

Donaldson showed no signs of rust in his return to the lineup following a three-game absence due to calf soreness. The veteran infielder poked an RBI single to right field in the third inning and added another single in the fifth frame before driving in two more runs in the seventh inning with his ninth double of the season. Friday's three-hit effort -- Donaldson's second of the season -- raised his average to .275, the highest it's been all year.

Longoria went 3-for-5 with a walk, a home run, two RBI and a pair of runs scored in Friday's 12-11 comeback victory over the Reds.

Longoria set a new season high with three hits, but none was bigger than the solo shot he hit in the top of the 11th inning that put the Giants up for good after trailing 8-0 earlier in the contest. The 33-year-old now has five homers on the year, tying him with Brandon Belt for the team lead, although his on-base percentage (.263) and slugging percentage (.402) pale in comparison to his fellow corner infielder. Longoria's shortcomings outside of modest power limit his value to deep and NL-only formats.

Segura went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Friday's 4-2 win over the Nationals.

Segura put the Phillies up 1-0 with his first-inning homer off Jeremy Hellickson, his second long ball of the season. The shortstop added a single in the sixth inning, marking his second consecutive multi-hit game and raising his average to a healthy .345 on the season.

Senzel went 1-for-5 with two walks, two strikeouts and one run scored in Friday's loss to the Giants.

The 2016 No. 2 overall pick didn't stuff the stat sheet in his big-league debut, but he was impressive; Senzel put together several good at-bats and made a nice running catch in center field. Somewhat surprisingly, Senzel was slotted into the two hole right away for his first game, between lefties Joey Votto and Jesse Winker. Senzel should play close to every day now that he's up, and he projects to hit for average and decent power with some speed, although the Reds as a team haven't been running much early on.

Muncy is not in the lineup Friday against the Padres, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Muncy will head to the bench for Friday's series opener to avoid a matchup against left-handed starter Eric Lauer. In his place, Cody Bellinger is starting at first base and hitting second, opening up a spot in the outfield for Chris Taylor to pick up a start.

McMahon is not starting Friday against Arizona.

McMahon has just a single hit in his last four games. Garrett Hampson gets the call at second base against lefty Robbie Ray.

Donaldson (calf) is back in the lineup Friday against Miami.

Donaldson returns after a three-game absence due to right calf soreness. He'll bat second and play third base Friday, sending Johan Camargo back to the bench.

Suarez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.

Suarez will head to the bench after starting the last 14 games at third base, having slashed .200/.262/.455 with two doubles, four home runs and nine RBI. Kyle Farmer will enter the starting lineup in his absence, batting seventh.