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Arenado said his right shoulder, which sidelined him briefly in early August, still bothers him sometimes but doesn't affect his swing or his defense at third base, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

It's disconcerting that Arenado is still nagged by his shoulder tweak, which removed him from action Aug. 10 and kept him out for a few days, and he entered Saturday's game on an 0-for-18 streak. Still, the star seems to be powering through it. Barring further setbacks lasting longer than the occasional day off during the final month, Arenado is well on his way to finishing another strong season. He's slashing .300/.383/.558 with 31 homers, 91 RBI and 83 runs.

Farmer was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic Los Angeles reports.

Farmer, 28, has zero homers and eight RBI in 71 plate appearances with the big club this year and doesn't figure to get many chances to start behind the solid tandem of Yasmani Grandal and Austin Barnes.

Muncy is not in the lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

New acquisition David Freese is expected to steal starts against lefties, and he'll do just that Saturday against Patrick Corbin. Muncy is hitting just .208 with a 41.4 percent strikeout rate over his last 30 games, but he has six homers and an .818 OPS over that stretch.

Suarez will return to the Reds' lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals after sitting out Thursday's contest due to back spasms, John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Suarez was a late scratch Thursday, but the issue was evidently not a serious one, as he'll miss only one game. He'll hit cleanup and play third base Friday.

Machado went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

Machado took Robbie Ray deep in the sixth inning to record his 33rd home run of the season. He now has five home runs in his past eight games after hitting only two through the first three weeks of August. While he's posted standout seasons in the past, Machado is pacing towards career-best marks in batting average, on-base percentage, home runs, and RBI.

Muncy is not in the lineup Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

Muncy will stick on the bench for a second straight game with the Diamondbacks sending out left-hander Robbie Ray. Enrique Hernandez will take over at first base Thursday, hitting fifth.

Suarez was scratched from Thursday's starting nine against the Brewers due to mid-back spams, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

The Reds have yet to provide any additional information regarding Suarez's injury, so he should be considered day-to-day ahead of Friday's game in St. Louis for the time being. In his place, Dilson Herrera was added to Thursday's lineup at second base while Brandon Dixon was shifted over to start at third.

Moustakas went 4-for-6 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 13-12 extra-inning win over the Reds.

He's provided the Brewers with exactly the power boost they were looking for when they acquired him, and Moustakas is now slashing .284/.351/.500 in 28 games for Milwaukee with five homers and 19 RBI. The 29-year-old is now just five home runs shy of his second career 30-HR campaign, and four RBI from tying his previous best of 85.

Longoria is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

It appears to be a rare day off for Longoria, who had started 25 consecutive games heading into Wednesday, slashing just .222/.264/.394 over that stretch. Alen Hanson is starting at third base in the series finale.

Escobar is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Escobar will head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale after starting 13 straight games, slashing .235/.316/.392 with two homers over that stretch. Daniel Descalso is starting at third base in this one.