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Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson is in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup with the Rangers.

Donaldson suffered a knee injury in Friday's game but managed to stay in and finish the game. He was examined after the game and expressed hope he'd be able to play Saturday. Donaldson has hit .251/.340/.452 with 28 home runs and 97 RBI in 593 at-bats.

Athletics infielder Josh Donaldson appeared to suffer a knee injury Friday against the Rangers.

Despite the injury, Donaldson managed to stay in the game. He was examined after the game, and said he was "OK." Donaldson admitted that there's a chance he won't play Saturday, but remains optimistic he'll be in there. "Obviously they’re going to look at it," Donaldson said. "But how I felt at the end of the game, it didn’t get any worse, which was good. So hopefully I’ll be in there tomorrow.”

Donaldson singled in his first at-bat after suffering through the injury, but was not at 100 percent running the bases.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe will receive a second opinion on his broken left forearm, according to the St. Paul Pioneer-Press on Thursday. Surgery still remains an option for the 28-year-old who ended his season with a .258/.328/.423 slash line and a team-high 80 RBI over 520 at-bats.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe has tweeted the news that his fractured forearm will not require surgery. He will wear a cast for 6-8 weeks.

Plouffe ended this season with a stat line of .258/.328/.423 and a team-high 79 RBI.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe has been removed from the Wednesday game against Arizona with a fractured left forearm and is done for the season, per various reports.

Plouffe, who left the game in the sixth inning, finishes the year with a stat line of .256/.328/.423. He leads the team with 79 RBI.

Twins shortstop Eduardo Escobar is in the starting lineup and batting ninth in Tuesday's matchup with the Diamondbacks.

Escobar has been slowed by a jammed shoulder but was able to enter Monday's game as a pinch runner and eventually smack a single in his only at-bat. He has hit .275/.315/.404 with five home runs and 29 RBI in 411 at-bats.

Twins infielder Eduardo Escobar is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Indians.

Escobar played catch before the game at a distance of about 100 feet, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. He hasn't played since Tuesday due to a jammed shoulder.

Twins infieler Eduardo Escobar was not able to return to the team's starting lineup Friday.

Escobar is dealing with a jammed shoulder. He has been sidelined since September 16 due to the issue.

Twins shortstop Eduardo Escobar underwent an MRI on his right shoulder Wednesday that revealed no structural damage. He was diagnosed with a jammed shoulder and is considered day to day, per mlb.com.

Escobar hurt the shoulder diving for a ball Tuesday and was forced out of the game.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria clubbed his 22nd home run Wednesday against the Yankees.

Longoria struck in the fourth inning. With the bases empty, Longoria belted a 93 mph fastball out to center for the solo shot. Longoria would drive in another run in his next at-bat on a groundout. He finished 1 for 4, with one run scored and two RBI.