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Moustakas (wrist) entered Sunday's 8-5 win over the Cubs as a defensive replacement at third base before being pulled from the game when his turn in the batting order came up.

After making appearances at the hot corner for the final two games of the series with Chicago, Moustakas' left wrist injury doesn't look to be impacting him when he throws or fields, but the 31-year-old still hasn't been cleared to resume hitting. Until he takes batting practice without discomfort, Moustakas' return to the lineup shouldn't be viewed as imminent. Travis Shaw and Hernan Perez will draw most of the starts at third base while Moustakas' injury limits him to a bench role.

Toro went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a walk and three runs Sunday in the Astros' 21-1 win over the Mariners.

While making his third straight start at third base, Toro turned in the most productive all-around line of his young MLB career. Toro's slash line now sits at .234/.345/.447 (115 wRC+) through 14 games, but he could still be at risk of losing out on work at the hot corner within the next few days if primary first baseman Yuli Gurriel (hamstring) re-enters the lineup. Gurriel's return would result in utility man Aledmys Diaz moving off first base and challenging Toro for work at third.

Moncada batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Angels.

Moncada moved to the top of the order with Tim Anderson getting the day off. Anderson had been batting leadoff while Leury Garcia (personal) was away from the team. Normalcy should return Tuesday when Garcia is due back. For Moncada, normalcy means hitting cleanup, where he'd batted 15 straight games prior to Garcia's three-game hiatus.

Suarez went 3-for-4 with two home runs, two runs and three RBI in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Remarkably, Suarez is now tied with Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger for the third-most home runs in the majors with 44, trailing Mike Trout and Pete Alonso, who both sit at 45 long balls. He has established himself as one of the premier power threats in the game.

McMahon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

The two teams are playing a day game after a night game, and the Padres are bringing lefty Eric Lauer to the hill for the series finale, providing enough reasons for Rockies skipper Bud Black to grant the lefty-hitting McMahon the day off. With McMahon on the bench, Pat Valaika will pick up the start at the keystone.

Urshela (groin) was activated off the 10-day injured list Sunday.

Urshela landed on the injured list Aug. 29 with the groin strain and will return to the Yankees after spending the 10-day minimum on the shelf. The 27-year-old may have a lighter workload for the stretch run since the team has the benefit of expanded rosters.

Riley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

After being reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Riley drew one start at both of the corner outfield spots the past two days, going hitless with three strikeouts and a walk across six plate appearances. Riley is expected to handle at least a part-time role for the Braves in September, but Rafael Ortega and Matt Joyce also stand to see steady work at either corner spot.

Senzel (shoulder) remains out of the lineup Sunday against Arizona.

A sore shoulder will keep Senzel sidelined for the fifth straight game. He's appeared off the bench in each of the last three contests, though, so there's a chance he could be ready to go Tuesday in Seattle following Monday's scheduled off day. Brian O'Grady will start in center field in his absence.

Bregman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Mariners.

Bregman's sixth-inning blast tied the game before the Astros pushed across the go-ahead run in the seventh. The home run was Bregman's 34th and gave him 100 RBI. This is the second straight year he's hit at least 30 homers with 100 RBI.

Moncada went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-7 loss to the Angels.

Moncada recorded his fourth consecutive game with multiple hits. He's 9-for-17 with five runs scored during that span.