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Wisdom went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in a 7-0 win over the White Sox on Saturday.

Wisdom took AL Cy Young candidate Lance Lynn deep in the fourth and fifth innings. It was the second straight two-homer game for the slugger, making him the first rookie in Cubs history to accomplish that feat, per Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network. Wisdom has gone deep nine times in his past 16 contests and is up to 25 homers in 251 at-bats overall this season. He needs one more long ball to tie Kris Bryant's team rookie record set in 2015.

Sosa went 4-for-6 with two triples, five RBI and three runs Saturday in a 13-0 thrashing of the Pirates.

Sosa plated the first runs of the contest for the Cardinals with a two-run triple in the second inning, then one-upped himself by driving home three runners with a bases-clearing triple in the following frame. Per Jason Catania of MLB.com, the infielder became the first Cardinals player to rack up at least two triples and five RBI in a game since Ken Boyer in 1962. Sosa has been outstanding at the plate across 19 contests in August, registering three games of three or more hits and batting .388 (19-for-49) with two homers, three triples, 11 runs and 10 RBI.

Moustakas was removed from Saturday's game against the Marlins with right hip tightness, and he won't be in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Moustakas was pulled from Saturday's contest after striking out during the second inning, and he'll be held out of the starting nine for at least one game. Lefty Jesus Luzardo is poised to start Sunday for Miami, so Moustakas may not have started regardless of the injury. However, there's a chance the 32-year-old slugger will be available off the bench.

Muncy (back) will bat second and play first base Saturday against the Rockies, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Muncy had missed a pair of starts while battling back tightness, though he did appear off the bench Friday. He'll be involved from the start this time around and will look to bounce back from a small slump which has seen him go 0-for-19 at the plate in his last five games.

Rivera is batting eighth and playing first base Saturday against the Mariners.

Rivera steps up to replace Carlos Santana, who was scratched with hip soreness. It will be his first career appearance at first base.

Toro went 2-for-6 with a bases-loaded walk and an RBI groundout in an extra-innings loss to the Royals on Friday.

Toro extended his hitting streak to nine games with his third multi-hit effort in the last four contests. The trade acquisition has just one extra-base hit among his 13 knocks during the aforementioned hitting streak, but regardless Toro has been a fantasy gem in August with a .315 average, .802 OPS and tiny 10.5 percent strikeout rate across 105 plate appearances.

Urshela isn't starting Saturday's game against the Athletics.

Urshela returned from the 10-day injured list Thursday and went 1-for-8 with two strikeouts across the last two games. Rougned Odor will take over at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Rivera is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Rivera went 2-for-5 on Friday and has now hit .306 with a double, a home run and three RBI in his last 10 games. Hanser Alberto is playing third base and batting eighth Saturday.

Moustakas went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 6-0 win over the Marlins.

He launched a solo shot off Paul Campbell in the eighth inning. Moustakas has broken out of a rough 1-for-32 stretch as he shakes off the last of his rust from a long IL stint, going 5-for-15 over his last four games with two doubles and two of his six homers on the year.

Wisdom went 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, four RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 17-13 loss to the White Sox.

On his 30th birthday, the third baseman rewarded himself with a pair of homers. Wisdom has gone yard five times in his last seven games. This is the second noticeable power binge for the third baseman, who is up to 23 long balls, 48 RBI, 44 runs scored and three stolen bases through 270 plate appearances. He's added a solid .255/.319/.563 slash line in a surprising breakout season.