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Devers went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Rockies.

Devers took Kyle Freeland deep in the third inning to collect his third home run of the season. He's hit the ball very well across his last 10 games, recording all three of his home runs while also racking up six multi-hit games. As a result, he ranks among the American League leaders in batting average and runs scored. Devers appears to be on the verge of delivering on his top-prospect pedigree, hitting .331/.402/.468 across 175 plate appearances.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 9-0 win over the White Sox on Tuesday.

Ramirez's sixth-inning shot off Josh Osich was the second of back-to-back homers and raised Cleveland's lead to 8-0. Even so, the 26-year-old is just 11-for-49 in May with two home runs and three RBI and has just a .195/.290/.312 slash line for the season.

Candelario isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Astros, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Candelario is just 2-for-31 over his last eight games, so he'll get a night off to regroup. In his absence, Gordon Beckham will draw the start at the hot corner and hit seventh.

Ramirez will start at third base and bat fifth Tuesday against the White Sox, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

After his season average slipped below the Mendoza Line in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Athletics, Ramirez was dropped from the three hole to the No. 5 spot in the order for Monday's series opener. The move down the lineup didn't bear fruit, as Ramirez went hitless in four at-bats in the 5-2 loss. Now slotting into the fifth spot in the order for the second straight game, Ramirez appears set to remain there against right-handed pitching until he begins to pick up the pace at the plate.

Moncada is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Indians.

Moncada typically slots in as the White Sox's No. 2 hitter against right-handed pitchers, but his poor record against Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco likely prompted manager Rick Renteria to give the 23-year-old a rare day off. Over 13 career plate appearances versus Carrasco, Moncada has gone hitless with one walk and 10 strikeouts. Jose Rondon will step in for Moncada at the hot corner.

Moncada went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in Monday's 5-2 win over the Indians.

Moncada bashed his eighth and ninth homers, placing him second on the team behind Jose Abreu, who also homered Monday. He's experienced none of the nasty dry spells he had last season and hasn't gone more than one game without a hit.

LeMahieu is not in the lineup Monday against the Orioles.

LeMahieu will retreat to the bench for Monday's series opener after starting the past nine games for the Yankees, going 14-for-40 (.400) with a homer and six RBI during that stretch. In his place, Thairo Estrada is starting at the keystone and hitting eighth Monday.

Devers went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI in Sunday's 11-2 win over the Mariners.

Devers feasted on Seattle pitching all weekend, notching three hits in all three games of the series. The third baseman had already been a major asset in batting average this season, and the huge series lifted his mark up to .336. The 22-year-old hasn't quite lived up to expectations in the power department, but even things in that area seem to be improving. Three of his nine hits versus the Mariners went for extra bases (two doubles and a home run), and there should be more slugging production coming in the likely event his 6.5 percent HR/FB rate gradually veers closer to his 15.3 percent career rate.

Bregman went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in a 15-5 win over the Rangers on Sunday.

Bregman delivered in two RBI opportunities, blasting a two-run home run in the second inning and a three-run home run in the fifth inning. After having only one hit in his last four games, he busted out in a big way with his highest RBI total of the season. The 25-year-old is hitting .277 with 12 home runs and an impressive 26:26 K:BB through 39 games.

Candelario will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday against the Twins, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Candelario served as the Tigers' leadoff man for every game between April 23 and May 9, but he appears to have surrendered that gig after managing a weak .192/.323/.288 slash line over that stretch. He'll now hit in the bottom half of the lineup for his third start in a row as manager Ron Gardenhire experiments with Niko Goodrum atop the order.