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Candelario left Tuesday's game against the Red Sox with an apparent right hand injury, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Candelario was hit on his right hand by 104 mph groundball off the bat of J.D. Martinez, and was subsequently charged with an error after throwing the ball away. The severity of the injury is unclear at this point. Ronny Rodriguez took over at third base for the Tigers.

Newman could be one of the first position players Pittsburgh recalls when it needs infield help, general manager Neal Huntington said Sunday.

Speaking on his weekly radio show, Huntington said that Newman successfully handled a crash course at second base when it looked as though starter Josh Harrison might miss an extended period of time. Newman is slashing .313/.353/.391 with one homer and 13 stolen bases in 192 Triple-A at-bats. The 2015 first-round draft pick has the potential to help fantasy teams with his batting average, but holds just a career .725 OPS in four minor-league seasons.

Suarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Cincinnati's 6-3 loss to the Padres on Sunday.

The 26-year-old continues to rake, as he tallied his 11th long ball of the season with this second-inning solo shot off Tyson Ross. He was already established as a valuable fantasy asset after he put up an .828 OPS in 156 games last season, but Suarez is providing even better value so far this year, as he's now got a fantastic .297/.378/.589 slash line through his first 43 games of 2018.

Muncy went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI on Sunday against the Rockies.

Muncy took right-hander Chad Bettis deep for both of his home runs Sunday, with a solo homer in the second inning followed by a three-run home run in the third. He now has nine home runs on the season, four of which have come in the past week. His recent success has caused the Dodgers to consider giving him playing time at second base, which has the potential to solidify his playing time while also adding to his eligibility.

Devers is not in the lineup Sunday against the Astros, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Mired in a 2-for-20 slump over his past five starts, Devers will be given the day off to clear his head in the series finale against the reigning World Series champs. Eduardo Nunez takes over at the hot corner in his stead.

McMahon will start at first base and bat eighth Sunday against the Dodgers, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Though he'll be included in the lineup for the series finale while veterans Carlos Gonzalez and Gerardo Parra rest, McMahon's days an everyday player came to an end for the time being following DJ LeMahieu's reinstatement from the disabled list Friday. McMahon, who was on the bench for the past two days, has gone 7-for-20 with three doubles since being promoted from Triple-A Albuquerque just over a week ago.

Machado went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo homer in Saturday's loss to the Yankees.

Machado took Masahiro Tanaka deep in the sixth inning, hitting his third home run in the last four games and 18th on the season. The 25-year-old is now hitting an impressive .327/.398/.633 with 47 RBI, 32 runs and a pair of stolen bases this season.

Bregman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Bregman took advantage of a David Price cutter that caught too much of the plate to hit his sixth homer of the season and gave the Astros a 3-1 third-inning lead. The young third baseman had slumped over the past week, hitting .161 (5-for-31) with no RBI over the last seven games. Fortunately, even during times of a slump, Bregman provides some value with his on-base ability. He walked four times during his slump and has a team-high 36 free passes, which puts him in position to score runs with Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa hitting behind him. Bregman scored six times during his seven-game slump and is fourth on the Astros with 30 runs scored.

Candelario went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's win over the Blue Jays.

Candelario led the bottom of the first inning off with a homer -- his ninth of the season -- putting the Tigers up 1-0 while extending his hitting streak to six games. The 24-year-old is now hitting a solid .274/.363/.531 with 28 runs and 24 RBI through 46 games this season.

Moncada went 1-for-4 and had his sixth stolen base in Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Brewers.

Moncada has been invisible since coming off the disabled list May 15. He entered Saturday having hit .206 with a .551 OPS over 74 plate appearances in 17 games since being activated. On a slightly more positive note, Moncada's stolen base was the third attempt in the last five games after going 26 games without an attempt.