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Toro went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI sacrifice fly and two runs in a win over the Mets on Sunday.

Toro's first multi-hit effort since May 8 snapped an 0-for-11 skid that had encompassed his last five games. Despite the productive afternoon, the 25-year-old still sports a .163/.226/.327 line across 32 games.

Wisdom will start at third base and bat sixth in Monday's game against the Pirates.

After opening the Cubs' weekend series in Arizona with six strikeouts in eight plate appearances in the first two games of the series, he broke out of his funk by going 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run in Sunday's 3-2 win. Wisdom still struck out twice during the contest, and his boom-or-bust profile is expected to continue to make him a sinkhole in the batting average category. That being said, Wisdom will stick in the lineup Monday for the seventh game in a row, and he appears to have a good chance at holding down a regular role in the infield over the ice-cold Jonathan Villar once the Cubs get one of Nick Madrigal (back) or Nico Hoerner (ankle) back from the injured list. Dating back to April 26, Villar is hitting .105 with a 38.5 percent strikeout rate.

Vargas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

Vargas had started each of the Cubs' last three games at shortstop, going 2-for-9 with a triple, a walk, two RBI and a run during that stretch. He'll likely move into a utility role now that Andrelton Simmons (shoulder) -- who was activated from the 10-day injured list Sunday -- is ready to make his first start of the season Monday.

Castro will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Cubs.

Castro has now drawn five consecutive starts, with four of them coming at shortstop. He appears to be ahead of Diego Castillo in the pecking order for work at the position, but both players will lose out on work at shortstop once Kevin Newman (groin) is ready to return from the 10-day injured list, likely at some point next week. When Newman is back, Castro may still have a pathway to playing time at the keystone over Josh VanMeter, but Castro will need to pick up the pace at the plate to ensure he sticks in an everyday role.

Peterson will start at third base and bat eighth in Monday's game against Atlanta, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Peterson's defensive versatility has allowed him to hold down a quasi-everyday role of late, as he'll stay in the lineup for the seventh time in eight games Monday while playing his third different position. He's helped his case for seeing steady at-bats by going 7-for-24 with two home runs and three walks over his last seven starts. The Brewers are without Willy Adames (ankle) due to an injury that could force him to the injured list, so Peterson looks like he may have a clear path to a regular role at third base if Luis Urias is forced to cover shortstop in Adames' stead.

Paredes was recalled by the Rays on Monday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Paredes joins the team with Brandon Lowe (back) hitting the injured list. He could spend some time filling in for Lowe at second base, though Vidal Brujan will start there Monday against the Tigers and may be the preferred option.

Nevin will start at first base and bat sixth in Monday's game against the Yankees, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Nevin will pick up his ninth straight start Monday, despite going 5-for-27 (.185 average) at the plate with a home run and a 4:8 BB:K over the previous eight contests. The rookie looked poised to handle an everyday role for Baltimore at least until the team returns Ryan Mountcastle (wrist) from the injured list.

Arenado went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Sunday's 15-6 win over the Giants.

Arenado's two-run home run in the fourth inning came off reliever Zack Littell after the Cardinals previously chased Giants starter Carlos Rodon early. Arenado had gone 7-for-36 (.194) in nine games since his last homer. The third baseman's slump was just a bit of course correction -- he's still slashing .312/.374/.600 with eight long balls, 29 RBI, 16 runs scored and 12 doubles through 33 contests.

Rivera went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, an RBI double and two total runs scored in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Rockies.

Prior to Sunday, Rivera's lone extra-base hit of the season was the pinch-hit triple he had May 11 versus the Rangers. The 25-year-old has started to compete for more playing time, though Bobby Witt is expected to see most of the time at third base and Hunter Dozier has often served as the designated hitter, blocking Rivera's two most natural paths to starts. He's slashing .240/.321/.480 with a homer, six RBI and four runs scored through 28 plate appearances.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Twins.

Ramirez's fourth-inning blast briefly tied the game at 1-1, but it was all the Guardians could muster against Joe Ryan and four relievers. This was Ramirez's first homer since April 29 -- he went 12 games without a long ball. The third baseman has added a strong .290/.386/.581 slash line with 33 RBI, 20 runs scored, three stolen bases, eight doubles and two triples through 145 plate appearances.