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Donaldson (thumb) is in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Barry Davis of Sportsnet reports. He'll bat second and serve as the team's DH.

The Blue Jays were labeling Donaldson as day-to-day after a jammed thumb prevented him from playing Saturday, but he'll require no additional time off to let the digit heal. Since he's being used as the DH, there's still reason to believe that Donaldson's injury might inhibit him in the field for a few more days, though that shouldn't stop him from occupying a regular spot in the team's lineup. Until Donaldson is ready to resume duties at third base, Matt Dominguez, who was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo and will start Sunday, may be asked to man the position.

Valencia went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, walk and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Astros.

The veteran third baseman's banner season continues, as his average now sits at .343 following Saturday's effort. That represents a 70-point improvement over his career figure, while his nine homers have him on pace to surpass the career-high 18 he hit in 2015 during stints with both the Blue Jays and the A's. The 31-year-old now has three of those round-trippers in the last seven games, while hitting safely in five of the last six contests.

Alvarez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Alvarez had started the preceding four games and homered twice while driving in five runs, but he'll get the afternoon off with lefty CC Sabathia on the mound. Mark Trumbo will take over Alvarez's usual spot as the Orioles' designated hitter.

Plouffe isn't in Sunday's lineup against the Rays, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Plouffe will get a day of rest with Eduardo Nunez shifting to third base and Eduardo Escobar starting at shortstop. The 29-year-old Plouffe had started the previous five games, recording at least one hit in each contest.

Ramirez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals, MLBPressbox.com reports.

After stringing together four two-hit games in a row, Ramirez's streak came to an end Saturday, when he went 0-for-4. The 23-year-old will receive the day off Sunday, but he still appears to be entrenched in a regular lineup spot at either left field or third base.

Longoria smashed a home run for the third straight game Saturday versus the Twins.

It was a solo bomb, his second of the series against Minnesota. Longoria also had a two-run shot Thursday versus the Twins. The homer on Saturday extended Longoria's hitting streak to eight games, and he has four homers during that stretch.

Donaldson is dealing with a jammed thumb and is listed as day-to-day, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

Donaldson is out of the lineup Saturday due to some lingering thumb soreness stemming from Friday's game against the Red Sox. He is considered day-to-day, so there is hope that he won't miss much time beyond Saturday. Darwin Barney will slide over to start at third base for Saturday's contest.

Donaldson is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

Manager John Gibbons will give his star third baseman the day off Saturday with the Blue Jays facing knuckleballer Steven Wright. Darwin Barney will take over at the hot corner Saturday, but Donaldson should be expected to rejoin the lineup for Sunday's series finale in Boston.

Plouffe went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against the Rays on Friday.

Plouffe has hit safely in the last three games, but he's still carrying disappointing numbers for the season as a whole. After a three-day break from the starting lineup due to a knee injury, Plouffe has started four consecutive games for the Twins since returning to action Tuesday in Oakland. Despite his struggles, Plouffe has hit fourth or fifth in every game he's played this season.

Longoria went 1-for-4 with a home run during Friday's win over Minnesota.

Longoria extended his hitting streak to seven games, and he's now gone yard thrice during his streak. The third baseman has hit safely in nine of the past 10 games, and with the blast he has 11 homers this year.