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Davis became the first Texas League hitter since 2012 to win back-to-back Player of the Week awards after hitting .406 with four doubles, four home runs and nine RBI in seven games for Double-A Corpus Christi last week.

"It's awesome to get acknowledged for the hard work I've put in, especially after the tough start I had," Davis said. "I feel like I'm hitting my stride now, and it feels good to be squaring up balls and finding holes." Through 37 games for the Hooks, the 23-year-old third baseman is hitting .271/.338/.500 with seven home runs and 24 RBI over 144 at-bats.

Ramirez hit his third home run, a solo shot, in a 1-for-4 game in Monday's win over the White Sox in Game 2 of their doubleheader.

Ramirez was 0-for-11 before busting out of his slump in a big way in Monday's double-header. He also homered in the opener, giving him two home runs on the day, his first homers since he hit his first of the season on April 14. Ramirez still has just 11 home runs in 217 MLB games, but he has struck out just 13 times all season, the catalyst behind his .293/.343/.439 batting line.

Valencia went 1-for-5 with a two-run double during Monday's 5-0 victory in Seattle.

Valencia was quiet for most of the game, but finally made his mark with the bases loaded in the eighth inning. While he's just 3-for-20 with three RBI over the last five games, the third baseman still owns an impressive .529 slugging percentage this season and continues to hit in the heart of the A's order. It wouldn't be surprising to see him heat up again in the aftermath of this late-game success.

Moustakas is day-to-day with a knee contusion, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

Mosutakas was just activated from the DL after suffering from a thumb injury, and could now miss a couple games with a knee contusion. While the knee contusion is likely much less serious, the banged-up third baseman will try to get fully healthy so he can return to the everyday lineup.

Moustakas is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City reports.

Moustakas will get the day off after going 0-for-7 in his first two starts back following his stint on the 15-day DL with a thumb injury. Whit Merrifield will get the start in his place but Moustakas should be back in the lineup next game barring further injury.

Escobar (groin) was officially activated from the disabled list Monday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

As expected, Escobar's groin is feeling good enough to warrant a return from the disabled list, allowing him to reclaim his spot as the primary shortstop for the Twins. To make room for him on the active roster, Jorge Polanco was optioned to Triple-A Rochester.

Escobar (groin) will be activated from the disabled list Monday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Escobar played three rehab games with High-A Fort Myers over the weekend, and it appears that was all the Twins needed to see before adding him back to the active roster. The team figures to confirm Escobar's activation and announce the corresponding roster move at some point prior to Monday's matchup with the Royals.

Longoria went 2-for-4 in Sunday's loss to the Tigers, extending his hitting streak to 10 games.

He's hitting .357 (15-for-42) over the course of the streak, pushing Longoria's slash line for May to a robust .306/.363/.569 with four home runs, 10 RBI and 13 runs scored.

Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer Sunday at the Twins.

Donaldson launched his 11th homer of the season to give the Blue Jays a two-run lead in the first inning of the game they'd go on to win. After not homering in 16 games, he's now left the yard in two of his last three contests to raise his slugging percentage to .517.

Muncy went 2-for-3 in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Yankees.

The 25-year-old notched his first start since being called up from Triple-A Nashville on May 17, and responded with a pair of singles on an afternoon when the A's bats were largely silenced by Masahiro Tanaka. The productive performance is an extension of the solid resume that Muncy was building to date this season at the minor league level, as he'd slashed .279/.399/.459 over 122 at-bats in his Triple-A stint.