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Devers went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI, a walk and another run scored in Thursday's 19-3 rout of the Yankees.

Devers swatted a solo home run off Masahiro Tanaka in the fourth inning, then hit an RBI double in the sixth. The 22-year-old is now on a six-game hitting streak while tallying 31 RBI in July, which marks the most in a single month for a Red Sox player since Adrian Gonzalez (31) in 2011. Overall this season, Devers is slashing .323/.376/.569 with 21 home runs, 82 runs scored, 81 RBI and 31 doubles.

Peterson had his contract purchased from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.

Peterson will join the Orioles for the first time all season after posting a solid .312/.397/.512 slash line with 10 home runs and 13 stolen bases in 89 games with Triple-A Norfolk. Rio Ruiz was optioned to the minors in a corresponding move, leaving playing time open at the hot corner for Peterson should he carry his success with the Tides to the majors.

Devers went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Rays.

Devers put Boston on top with a two-run single that left his bat at only 68.7 mph but was enough to knock in his 78th and 79th runs. He leads the Red Sox in that department, which is remarkable after the third baseman opened the year with just three RBI over his first 24 games. Since then, he's knocked in 76 runs in 76 games.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a run and stolen base in a 4-0 victory against the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old is hitting .324 in July, so he's certainly made progress with the bat. However, he's still slashing just .236/.313/.385 for the season because of the hole he dug himself while hitting .191 in April and .216 in June. The category where he's consistently contributed all season has been stolen bases. He now has 22 steals in just 26 attempts, putting him on pace to approach a new career high despite his aforementioned mediocre on-base percentage.

Duffy (hamstring) went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk Tuesday in the Rays' 5-4 win over the Red Sox.

Plagued by a nagging hamstring injury since the spring, Duffy finally returned from the 60-day injured list to make his season debut. He picked up the start at third base and enjoyed a successful day at the plate, as he was responsible for two of the Rays' six hits in the game. Duffy will be back in the starting nine at the hot corner for Wednesday's series finale and will hit fifth, per Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

LeMahieu is not starting Tuesday against the Twins.

LeMahieu is riding a nine-game hitting streak, hitting .385/.429/.667 over that stretch. Gio Urshela starts at third base in his absence.

Duffy (hamstring) was activated from the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Duffy will head straight for the starting lineup, batting fifth and playing third base. He's had a rough time so far this season, suffering multiple setbacks as he worked his way back from a hamstring issue that first popped up back in late February. In his latest rehab stint, though, he managed a strong .314/.342/.457 line over 10 games. The Rays have a number of relatively interchangeable infielders, making Duffy's exact role hard to predict, but he'll have less competition at third base in the immediate future with Yandy Diaz on the injured list with a foot contusion.

Moncada slotted in as the cleanup hitter Monday and went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in a 9-1 win over the Marlins.

Moncada singled in a run in the first inning then bashed his career-high 18th homer two at-bats later to give Chicago a 7-1 lead. He entered the game with just 13 plate appearances batting fourth in the order, all coming in 2017. White Sox manager Rick Renteria, understanding his team is unlikely to make the playoffs, told Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times that the team is the "discovery zone" right now. "We're starting to see some of these guys in different positions, see what they're going to be able to do," said the manager. If Moncada continues to bat cleanup, he'll be in a better position to drive in runs. He has 56 RBI, five shy of the career-best 61 set in 2018.

Duffy (hamstring), who's slated to be activated from the injured list either Tuesday or Wednesday, took grounders and participated in batting practice prior to Monday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Kolakowski of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Duffy is on the precipice of his long-awaited season debut, and Monday's activity, his first with the major-league club since spring, inched him ever closer. The veteran will slot in around the infield once he's activated, and with third baseman Yandy Diaz exiting Monday's game after fouling a ball off his foot, the hot corner may be Duffy's first stop if Diaz is forced to miss any time.

LeMahieu went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double and a walk in Monday's 8-6 loss to Minnesota.

With his 15th blast of the season, LeMahieu has tied the career-high he set with Colorado last season. However, his homers in 2019 have come in 154 fewer at-bats. His .338 average puts him in the thick of the MLB batting title race, a feat he's already earned once in his career.