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Wisdom went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a loss to the Cubs on Sunday.

The rookie logged his first start since Sept. 15 in the finale and made good use of the opportunity. Wisdom was solid in his first taste of major-league action in 2018, but his path to the big leagues with the Cardinals organization remains murky due to the team seemingly set at both corner infield spots with Matt Carpenter and Jedd Gyorko.

Muncy is not in the lineup Sunday against the Giants, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

With lefty Andrew Suarez tossing for San Francisco, it comes as little surprise that Muncy will retreat to the bench. Unless he gets to the plate one more time as a pinch-hitter (or in a potential game 163), he'll finish the season with a career-best .957 OPS to go with 33 home runs, 75 RBI and 72 runs scored. David Freese will replace him at first base for the afternoon.

Escobar is not in the lineup Sunday against the Padres.

Escobar is currently riding a 10-game hit streak, but he'll head to the bench for a day off Sunday. Unless he logs a pinch-hit appearance, the infielder will finish the season with an .824 OPS, the best mark of his career. Chris Owings will man the hot corner to replace him.

Anderson is not in the lineup Sunday against the Mets, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

The 25-year-old had started the past eight games, but he'll get a day off Sunday despite producing a 1.008 OPS in that span. Anderson will finish the season with 11 homers, 65 RBI, 87 runs scored and a .757 OPS as Derek Dietrich replaces him at the hot corner for the season finale.

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Nationals.

Arenado took Stephen Strasburg deep in the sixth inning to record his 35th homer of the season. That's good enough for third in the National League, but he will almost certainly end up with his lowest home run total since 2014. Still, it's been a good campaign for Arenado, as he topped both 100 RBI and runs scored and is currently hitting .296.

Vargas went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a stolen base, and three RBI on Saturday against the Padres.

Vargas recorded his first career home run in the fourth inning, taking Jacob Nix deep. He later added his first career stolen base in the sixth inning, capping off a productive night. The 27-year-old got a taste of the majors for the second consecutive season, but the only standout skill he's shown throughout his minor-league career is the ability to get on base.

Muncy was 2-for-6 with a double, a triple and two RBI in Saturday's 10-6 win over the Giants.

Muncy came through with a clutch two-run double with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to help pad the lead to 9-5. The 28-year-old has a .260/.389/.568 slash line with 33 home runs in 389 at-bats with one game to go in the regular season.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Saturday during the Reds' 3-0 win over the Pirates.

Suarez lifted an offering from Jameson Taillon over the center-field wall in the fourth inning. His 34th big fly was the latest highlight of his breakout season, during which he's slashing an impressive .284/.368/.528 with 104 RBI, 79 runs and 10.6 percent walk rate.

Newman is out of the lineup against the Reds on Saturday.

Newman went 1-for-4 with one RBI during Friday's series opener and will receive a breather for the matinee while Jordy Mercer picks up a start at third base.

Muncy is not in the lineup against San Francisco on Friday, Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group reports.

As expected, Muncy will take a seat for the series opener with southpaw Madison Bumgarner on the mound for the Giants. In his place, David Freese will bat third and man first base.