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  • Matthew Lugo SS | LAA

    Angels' Matthew Lugo: Crushes pinch-hit home run

    Lugo went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Orioles.

    Lugo stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter in the ninth and delivered a 421-foot solo homer to left field. His first two major-league hits have now been an RBI triple and a solo home run in three games. It's still hard to envision Lugo carving out more consistent at-bats in the short term, but he definitely made some noise this past weekend and could be afforded some extra looks.

  • Royce Lewis 3B | MIN

    Twins' Royce Lewis: Breaks out of slump

    Lewis went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's 7-6 win over San Francisco. He ended an 0-for-13 slump to begin the season.

    Lewis slumped at the end of last season as well, so he was 0-for-36 since last September before Sunday. Lewis missed the team's first 35 games after suffering a strained hamstring late in spring training. He may finally be shaking off the rust with Sunday's performance.

  • Brooks Lee SS | MIN

    Twins' Brooks Lee: Goes deep in win

    Lee went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and three runs scored in Sunday's extra-inning win over the Giants.

    Lee put the Twins on the board with his two-run shot in the fourth inning. It was his third home run of the year and first since April 30. He later singled and scored in the sixth and 10th innings. Lee had gone 9-for-46 (.196) with one multi-hit performance over his previous 13 games entering Sunday. He's now slashing .253/.301/.402 with seven extra-base hits through 26 games.

  • Josh Jung 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Jung: Homers in win

    Jung went 2-for-4 with with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Tigers.

    Jung extended the Rangers' lead to 5-0 with a two-run blast in the fifth inning. The third baseman has mostly struggled through 10 May contests, going just 7-for-35 with two homers, four RBI and three runs scored. On the season, he's slashing .265/.301/.436 with four long balls, 12 RBI, 10 runs scored and two steals across 123 plate appearances.

  • Luis Rengifo 3B | LAA

    Angels' Luis Rengifo: Taking seat Sunday

    Rengifo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

    Tim Anderson will step in at second base while Rengifo hits the bench for the second time in the last four games. Though Rengifo still appears to be locked into a near-everyday role, he may have lost some job security after a slow start to May in which he's gone just 2-for-22 at the dish.

  • Ben Williamson 3B | SEA

    Mariners' Ben Williamson: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Williamson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    After making 10 straight starts at third base, Williamson will hit the bench Sunday after going 8-for-40 (.200 average) with 13 strikeouts during that span. Miles Mastrobuoni will step in at the hot corner and bat eighth.

  • Orioles' Emmanuel Rivera: Handling everyday role

    Rivera will start at third base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Rivera will pick up his fifth straight start at third base and should operate as the Orioles' main option at the position until one or both of Jordan Westburg (hamstring) and Ramon Urias (hamstring) return from the injured list. Coby Mayo had represented Rivera's main competition for reps at the hot corner before Mayo was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.

  • Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW

    White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Nursing leg injury

    Vargas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins due to a right calf injury, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.

    Though Vargas will hit the bench for a second day in a row, his injury is considered minor, and he'll be available to play Sunday if needed. The 25-year-old has mostly held down an everyday role this season, but the White Sox plan to rotate Vargas, Andrew Vaughn and the newly promoted Tim Elko at first base and designated hitter against right-handed pitching. Vargas should still play regularly against lefties while handling the short side of a platoon at third base with Josh Rojas.

  • Rays' Junior Caminero: Taking seat Sunday

    Caminero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

    Unless he's deployed off the bench, Caminero will have to put his five-game hitting streak on hold. Jose Caballero will cover third base in Caminero's stead.

  • Oswald Peraza 3B | LAA

    Yankees' Oswald Peraza: Swats homer Saturday

    Peraza went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's loss to the Athletics.

    Peraza started at third base and belted a two-run shot to left field in the sixth inning to give the Yankees a short-lived lead. He moved over to second base in the sixth frame and was then pinch hit for in the eighth despite the earlier long ball. Peraza hasn't been able to do much in his limited playing time this season, slashing .205/.271/.386 with two homers and seven RBI over 48 plate appearances. Saturday marked his lone start in the Yankees' past four games.

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