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Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe hit his fourth home run Sunday against Cleveland, a two-run shot in the second inning.

Plouffe finished 1 for 2 with a walk and raised his line to .238/.326/.463. His line this year is nearly identical to last year's .235/.301/.455 campaign except with a few more walks, as the power he showed in 2012 with 24 home runs has been maintained so far.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria hit safely for the seventh time in the last eight games Saturday night against the Rockies. He went 2 for 4 with a run scored in the 9-3 loss. Both of his hits went for singles.

Longoria is batting .312 through 29 games with six homers and 15 RBI.

After having his 11-game hitting streak snapped the day before, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado began working on a new one Saturday against the Angels. He went 2 for 5 with a homer and a pair of runs scored. The 20-year-old also stole his third base in a 5-4 win.

Machado launched a solo shot off starter Tommy Hanson in his first at-bat before leading off the fifth inning with a single.

He is batting .393 (22 for 56) in his last 13 contests with two home runs and eight RBI.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe hit his third home run of the season as part of a 2-for-5 game against the Indians Friday. The solo homer and single boosted his line to .230/.310/.419 through 85 plate appearances.

A local eye doctor was unable to find anything unusual with Rangers first base prospect Mike Olt, Fox Sports Southwest reports. Olt has been having vision issues, and the next step is for Olt to see an eye specialist.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has been hot over the last few weeks, riding a nine-game hitting streak into Wednesday's action. The only thing missing from his game was a bit of over-the-fence power, which he provided as he extended that streak to 10 games in an 8-2 loss to the Mariners.

Machado hit his third home run of the season -- and first since April 20 -- as part of a 2-for-4 game. His home run was of the solo variety, as he ended the game with one RBI as well as two runs scored. He added a double, his sixth in the last six games.

Machado is now batting .311 on the season, with three home runs and 17 RBI. He has a .349 on-base percentage and .504 slugging percentage. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado pushed his hitting streak to nine games Tuesday with two doubles against the Mariners. Machado is batting .410 (16 for 39) with one triple, five RBI, six doubles and six runs during the streak.

After batting .241 through his first 14 games, Machado hit .368 (21 for 57) in his final 13 April games, raising his batting average to .304.

Rangers prospect Mike Olt is currently having vision issues, Fox Sports Southwest reports Tuesday. Olt will see a specialist. 

The vision issues may explain why he's started the season at Triple-A Round Rock batting .139 over his first 72 at-bats with 32 strikeouts and only nine walks. He's gone 0 for 6 his last two games with three Ks. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado joined Brooks Robinson as the only two players 20 years old or younger in Baltimore club history to record four hits in a game when he did it Sunday in a loss to Oakland, MASNSports.com reports. 

Machado went 4 for 5 and Robinson went 4 for 4 on Sept. 25, 1957. 

The 20-year-old is batting .433 (13 for 30) during a seven-game hit streak with five RBI, five runs scored and two stolen bases. He's batting .302 with two homers and 16 RBI over 25 games. 

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson was named American League Player of the Week for the first time in his career Monday, MLB.com reports. 

The 27-year-old went 12 for 22 (.545) last week with seven doubles, 10 RBI, seven walks and four runs scored. He led all AL hitters in doubles and on-base percentage (.633). 

Donaldson's week raised his batting average 73 points from .246 to .319 entering Monday. He also more than doubled his RBI total. 

For the year, Donaldson is batting .319 with two homers, 10 doubles and 18 RBI.