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Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Yankees.

The third baseman made the most of his only hit Sunday. Donaldson's eighth-inning blast completed the comeback and proved to be the game-winner in the Jays' 3-2 victory. Three of his four hits during the four-game series were long balls, and Donaldson also notched three RBI and three runs over the weekend affair.

Escobar exited Sunday's game in the ninth inning with an undisclosed injury, LaVelle Neal of the Star Tribune reports.

Joe Mauer moved out of the designated hitter spot to take over at first base while Miguel Sano slid over to third base in place of Escobar, who was injured on a slide while stealing second base. It's still too early to tell the severity of Escobar's injury, but it will be a development to monitor throughout the rest of Sunday. Escobar's positional versatility on the left side of the infield will be missed if he has to miss additional time beyond Sunday.

Valencia went 4-for-4 with an RBI single and three runs in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Rays.

Valencia opened the scoring on the night for Seattle with a first-inning single that plated Nelson Cruz, and he went on to add three hits to keep his average over the first two games of the series to a perfect 1.000 (7-for-7). The tear to open June is simply an extension of the momentum the veteran started to build in May, as he's finally rewarding both the Mariners and fantasy owners with the caliber of performances that he had shown in previous stops during his career.

Longoria (neck) went 3-for-3 in Saturday's 9-2 loss to the Mariners.

As expected, Longoria shook off the neck stiffness that had caused him to exit Friday's game early and responded with his first game with more than two hits since May 19. The veteran third baseman has hit Seattle pitching well over the first two games of the series in going 4-for-7 over that span, although all four hits have been singles. Barring any setbacks overnight, Longoria should be in the lineup again for Sunday's series finale.

Segura (ankle) is optimistic he will back from the DL before the end of June, Bob Dutton of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Segura, who was placed on the disabled list Saturday, said he is already seeing major improvement after getting treatment to reduce swelling. "If it feels good over the next couple of days, maybe I'll do some activities," he said. This is great news from the recovery standpoint as it appears the hot-hitting shortstop won't be sidelined for too long, barring any setbacks. Segura finished May with a .358 average and an .883 OPS.

Moustakas went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs Saturday against Cleveland.

Through 48 games, Moustakas' 14 home runs and .513 slugging percentage lead the Royals and his 29 RBI rank him second on the team. He's tied for the club lead with 26 runs, too. On the flip side, the 28-year-old's 17 percent strikeout rate is his worst since 2012 -- not to mention a killer in leagues that penalize whiffs.

Longoria (neck) is in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.

Longoria's neck tightened up on him late Friday, leading to his early exit from the game, but it seems the discomfort has largely subsided. The 31-year-old's groundball rate is up significantly from a year ago and that has limited his power production to this point, but Longoria is trending in the right direction after a .272/.333/.456 month of May (.208/.296/.376 in April).

Plouffe is out of Saturday's lineup against the Nationals, Joe Stiglich of NBC Sports California reports.

This will be his third game off over the past seven contests, as a 5-for-40 cold streak over his last 11 games has understandably cost him at-bats. Ryon Healy will start at third base and hit sixth.

Valencia went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and five RBI in Friday's 12-4 win over the Rays.

Valencia now has three multi-hit efforts over his last five games and has racked up nine of his 25 RBI on the season over that stretch as well. His home run Friday was his first since May 10, but he's now compiled a .370 wOBA, four round trippers and a 39.0 percent hard contact rate since May 2 after hitting just .181 in April.

Longoria was removed from Friday's loss to the Mariners in the bottom of the seventh inning with a stiff neck, MLB.com reports.

He lined out in the top of the inning before being lifted for a defensive replacement when the Rays took the field. There's no word yet on the severity of Longoria's injury, so consider him day-to-day heading into Saturday evening's contest.