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Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Yankees on Saturday.

The third baseman's 403-foot shot to center field in the fourth inning proved to be the difference in the contest after Aaron Judge got the Yankees to within one with a two-run blast of his own in the ninth. Chapman has now homered twice in the past three games, and he's left the yard a total of seven times in August while posting an impressive .273/.407/.606 slash line across 81 plate appearances (21 games).

Moncada is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Moncada will take a seat for the series finale after he went 2-for-4 in Saturday's 7-0 loss, extending his hitting streak to a season-high 14 games in the process. Jake Lamb will step in at third base for Moncada, who is slashing .258/.359/.360 with two home runs and a stolen base in August.

Urias is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Now that fellow infielder Jorge Mateo is healthy again after recently missing three games with lower-back and left hip soreness before returning to the lineup Saturday, the Orioles can afford to give Urias a day off. The 27-year-old had started in each of Baltimore's last 13 games, a span in which he hit .304 with two home runs, nine RBI and seven runs.

Moncada went 2-for-4 in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Cubs.

Moncada was the lone highlight for the White Sox, collecting two of the four hits the team mustered. He extended his hitting streak to 14 games and is 19-for-53 (.358) with an .895 OPS during that stretch.

Rivera is batting eighth and playing first base Saturday against the Mariners.

Rivera steps up to replace Carlos Santana, who was scratched with hip soreness. It will be his first career appearance at first base.

Toro went 2-for-6 with a bases-loaded walk and an RBI groundout in an extra-innings loss to the Royals on Friday.

Toro extended his hitting streak to nine games with his third multi-hit effort in the last four contests. The trade acquisition has just one extra-base hit among his 13 knocks during the aforementioned hitting streak, but regardless Toro has been a fantasy gem in August with a .315 average, .802 OPS and tiny 10.5 percent strikeout rate across 105 plate appearances.

Urshela isn't starting Saturday's game against the Athletics.

Urshela returned from the 10-day injured list Thursday and went 1-for-8 with two strikeouts across the last two games. Rougned Odor will take over at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Rivera is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Rivera went 2-for-5 on Friday and has now hit .306 with a double, a home run and three RBI in his last 10 games. Hanser Alberto is playing third base and batting eighth Saturday.

Donaldson went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks in Friday's 2-0 win over Milwaukee.

Donaldson provided the only offense in Friday's win, blasting a two-run shot off Eric Lauer in the first inning. After going 15 games without a homer, the 35-year-old slugger has gone deep four times in the last six games. He raised his season OPS to .835 with 20 home runs and 56 RBI.

Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-3 loss to Boston on Friday.

Ramirez added home run No. 30 of the season Friday with a two-run blast off Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez to open the scoring. The veteran third baseman is now 12-for-32 with five multi-hit outings across his last eight games.