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Ramirez (hand) hit in the batting cage Wednesday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Ramirez also took infield practice, Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports. He's not expected to be back by the end of the regular season after fracturing his hand in late August but still has a shot to return during the playoffs.

The Reds activated Farmer (oblique) from the injured list Wednesday.

Farmer had been out over two weeks with his oblique injury, but he is ready to resume playing for the Reds. Farmer is not in the lineup Wednesday, but he could see a pinch-hit opportunity against a left-hander. Farmer could also log a start or two against a lefty the rest of the way, given his .876 OPS against southpaws this season.

Longoria is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, according to Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News.

Longoria reached base five times in Tuesday's series opener, but manager Bruce Bochy decided it was time for a day off and withheld Longoria from the starting lineup. Cristhian Adames will man the hot corner for the Giants on Wednesday night.

Candelario (triceps) will sit Wednesday against Cleveland.

Candelario was scratched Tuesday after getting hit in the triceps the day before. He'll sit for a second day in a row Wednesday, with Brandon Dixon starting at first base.

Davis sits for the second game in a row Wednesday against the Rockies.

Davis remains on the bench despite slashing .350/.381/.500 in the month of September. Jeff McNeil starts in left field, with Todd Frazier at the hot corner.

Longoria went 2-for-4 with three walks and a run scored in Tuesday's 15-inning win over the Red Sox.

Longoria was an on-base machine for the Giants in this one, raising his on-base percentage to .329, the best we've seen from the slugger since 2013. The 33-year-old will likely never return to the numbers we saw during his days in Tampa Bay, but 2019 has been a respectable bounceback campaign with a .260/.329/.448 slash line through 120 games.

Davis isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Rockies, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Davis crashed into the outfield fence during Monday's contest, and even though he was able to remain in the game, he's dealing with some soreness Tuesday. Per Healey, Davis is expected to be OK and will be available off the bench in the second game of the series.

Candelario was scratched from the lineup Tuesday against Cleveland after getting hit in the triceps Monday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

The severity of the injury is not yet clear, but he'll miss at least one start. Ronny Rodriguez enters the lineup at first base.

Astudillo remains on the bench Tuesday against the White Sox.

Astudillo started fairly frequently earlier in the month, but the return of Marwin Gonzalez from an abdominal injury appears to have cut into his playing time. Gonzalez starts at first base for the second straight game.

Rendon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Cardinals.

His sixth-inning shot tied the score at 2-2, but the Nats couldn't muster any more offense after that. Rendon is slashing .321/.438/.604 through 15 games in September as he tries to keep his team in the wild-card picture, and on the season he's hitting .333 with 34 homers and 119 RBI -- all career highs -- as he steams towards a huge payday in free agency.