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Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe had just one hit Saturday against the Royals, but he made it count in a  6-2 win. 

Plouffe opened the game with a two-run home run in the first inning, and then added a sacrifice fly in the second. He finished the game 1 for 3 with three RBI. 

Plouffe has hit safely in 11 straight games and 12 of 13 since coming off the disabled list. He has two home runs and 12 RBI in that span, while batting .327. Plouffe has six home runs and 29 RBI on the season. 

The Rays do not expect to place third baseman Evan Longoria on the disabled list, "as of now," according to manager Joe Maddon, the Tampa Bay Times reports. He is going to be evaluated on a day-by-day basis. 

Longoria left Friday's game with his right foot in a boot due to irritating his plantar fasciitis injury. 

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria is unlikely to take the field this weekend against the Tigers, the Tampa Tribune reports.

Longoria left Friday's game with his right foot in a boot due to irritating his plantar fasciitis injury.

"We'll know more (today)," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Of course I'm concerned, but I don't know to the level yet until I get more information (today)."

Longoria has started every game this season, but his streak will end Saturday.

"I would imagine he's not going to play (today) or the next day," Maddon said. "We'll just see how it plays out and then we'll make our determination."

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was forced out of Friday's game against the Tigers in the second inning with an irritation of the plantar fasciitis in his foot.

Longoria pulled up lame while running to first base during his first at-bat in the second inning. He was replaced by Kelly Johnson to start the third inning. He is scheduled to be re-evaluated Saturday.

Longoria has just one hit over his last 12 at-bats. He is hitting .298/.367/.550 with 17 homers and 47 RBI in 80 games played.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado was ejected in the fifth inning Thursday against the Indians by home plate umpire Will Little for arguing after striking out.

Machado finished 1 for 3 with a single in the first and was replaced by Alexi Casilla. He is hitting .319/.349/.478 with 36 doubles and 39 RBI in 345 at-bats.

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson provided more offense than Oakland needed Wednesday during a 5-0 win over the Reds. 

Donaldson smashed his 12th home run of the season in the fourth inning off starter Homer Bailey for a three-run shot with no outs in the inning. He finished 1 for 3 with three RBI and added a walk in the game. Donaldson is batting .308 for the A's. 

The 27-year-old has homered in back-to-back games now and has three long balls in his last 10 contests with nine RBI over that span. He's up to 51 RBI on the season. 

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer off Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo during Tuesday's 7-3 win. He finished 2 for 4 with two runs.

Donaldson, who has a career-high 11 home runs, is batting .333 (11 for 33) with one double, two home runs, four walks, six runs and six RBI in his last nine games.

Rays manager Joe Maddon said Monday the plantar fasciitis in third baseman Evan Longoria's right foot has improved enough for him to play third base on the turf at Tropicana Field, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Longoria was the team's DH for four games from June 13-16 on the team's last homestand because of the injury. He returned to the field for a home game Monday against the Blue Jays. Longoria had played the field in every game of the team's road trip from June 18-23.

"I think he's mellowing a little bit and understanding it's good for him to be able to do that," Maddon said. "I think there was a time that he just did not want to DH, period. A lot of young players don't want to DH because they're baseball players and belong on the field. However, when you play on this stuff here it's a different world, and even if you're chronologically young, this can totally beat down your body and make it old fast."

Rangers infield prospect Mike Olt has slugged seven home runs in 21 games since returning to the lineup at Triple-A Round Rock after missing several weeks dealing with vision problems.

Olt is batting just .250 (20 for 80) in his last 21 games, but he has a .563 slugging percentage and .914 OPS in that span. Olt also has four doubles, 13 walks, 15 RBI and 17 runs since returning to the lineup.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria homered Saturday during a loss at New York. Longoria went deep for the 17th time this season. 

He took CC Sabathia deep in the second inning for a solo shot with no outs. He finished 2 for 3 with a walk. The Yankees intentionally walked him to get to rookie Wil Myers with the bases loaded. Myers delievered a grand slam. 

Longoria scored twice in the game and is batting .307. He's gone 7 for 15 over his last four games with a double, three homers and five RBI.