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McMahon is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

The lefty-hitting McMahon had started in each of the last 12 games, so manager Bud Black likely viewed Wednesday as an opportune time to give him a breather with southpaw Ranger Suarez on the hill for Philadelphia. Alan Trejo will check in at third base as a replacement for McMahon.

Peterson isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

Peterson will get a breather with left-hander Dillon Peters on the mound for the Pirates. Mike Brosseau will take over at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Segura is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

After a string of nine consecutive starts, Segura will get a breather for the penultimate game of the series with Colorado. He hit out of the leadoff spot in the last seven of those contests, turning in a .233/.303/.267 slash line while stealing a base, scoring four runs and driving in two more. Segura may continue to hold down the table-setting gig despite his underwhelming production atop the lineup, but manager Joe Girardi will turn the leadoff role over to Odubel Herrera for at least Wednesday's contest.

Newman (groin) is expected to be placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that the shortstop suffered a left groin strain in Tuesday's loss to Milwaukee. The 28-year-old is expected to require a 3-to-5 week recovery timetable, so he'll be placed on the injured list. Diego Castillo and Tucupita Marcano should see more reps at shortstop while Newman is sidelined.

Moncada (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday, Vinnie Duber of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Moncada resumed taking live batting practice Tuesday and is still experiencing some pain while swinging left-handed, but he's now been cleared to return to game action. The 26-year-old has been dealing with a right oblique strain for nearly a month, and he'll likely require several rehab games before he rejoins the White Sox. However, Moncada will likely have a chance to appear in major-league games as early as next week.

Freeman (shoulder) will report to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday and is expected to be activated from the 7-day injured list in advance of the affiliate's game against Louisville, Emily Waldon of Baseball America reports.

Freeman looks ready to make his Triple-A debut and his first minor-league appearance since July 25 of last season after a nine-month recovery from a left shoulder injury that ultimately required surgery. The Guardians could initially look to manage Freeman's workload coming off the injury by deploying him as a designated hitter, but he's expected to eventually settle into an everyday role at shortstop, third base or second base. If Freeman is able to rediscover his pre-injury form and pick up where he left off at Akron -- he posted an .842 OPS in 180 plate appearances in 2021 -- he could be in store for his first big-league call-up at some point in the second half of the season.

Miranda is hitting .236 with one home run and a .667 OPS through 17 games at Triple-A St. Paul.

Miranda entered spring training with an outside shot to win a role in the majors, but a call-up in the near future now looks very unlikely. Miranda's slow start in the minors isn't anything to be overly concerned about given the small sample size, although he's striking out a tad more (16.5% K%), but he's not forcing the issue to be called up. Meanwhile, the Twins are getting decent production at third base between Luis Arraez and Gio Urshela. An injury in the majors could always change the equation, but Miranda will likely need to put in a long hot stretch at Triple-A before getting consideration.

Arenado went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks in Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Mets.

Arenado was a bright spot in a game that saw the Cardinals get just three baserunners to second base, and none to third. The third baseman had gone 0-for-8 in his last two games, so it's encouraging to see him snap out of the skid before it turned into an extended slump. Arenado is slashing .344/.420/.672 with five home runs, 14 RBI, 10 runs scored and five doubles through 16 games.

McMahon went 0-for-1 with three walks and a run scored Tuesday against the Phillies.

McMahon was one of the few bright spots offensively for the Rockies besides Charlie Blackmon. McMahon has now reached base multiple times in three of his last six starts, and he's also posted four RBI and one run scored in that span. He has only seven extra-base hits across 65 plate appearances for the season -- good for a .164 ISO -- but he has also posted an impressive .345 wOBA.

Hayes went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and an RBI on Tuesday against the Brewers.

Hayes extended his hitting streak to five games, though this was his first multi-hit game in the span. However, he's been excellent throughout the early portion of the season, as he's failed to reach base in only one start in which he did not leave the contest early. The primary downside to Hayes' performance is his lack of power -- he has no home runs across 64 pate appearances -- though he's offset that a bit with a pair of stolen bases and eight runs scored.