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Bregman went 1-for-3 with a walk and three RBI in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Twins.

The Astros had fallen behind 3-0 after one inning and spent the rest of the game trying to dig out of the hole. Bregman delivered a two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning to give Houston its first lead, then after Minnesota tied the game in the seventh, the third baseman drove in a run on a sacrifice fly for the deciding run. Batting third in the order, Bregman is in position to drive in a lot of runs but that wasn't the case early on. After knocking in three runs over the first 14 games, the 25-year-old has plated nine over the last seven games.

Moncada went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-1 loss to the Orioles.

Moncada was moved up one spot to leadoff for the game, just the second time this season he's hit atop the order this season, and scored the White Sox's lone run. It was his team-leading 20th run. Leury Garcia, who's been the team's primary leadoff hitter, was given a rest day Tuesday and is expected back in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale.

Chapman went 1-for-2 with three walks and a solo home run in Tuesday's 11-5 win over the Rangers.

The third baseman has been showing exceptional patience lately, drawing seven free passes in the last three games, and he was rewarded Tuesday with a fastball he yanked over the left-field fence in the first inning for his seventh homer of the year. Chapman's .318/.417/.624 slash line through 26 contests puts the 25-year-old on pace for a breakout in his third MLB campaign.

Candelario will start at third base and serve as the Tigers' leadoff hitter in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Red Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Candelario had led off on two other occasions this season, but both came when Josh Harrison was receiving the day off for rest purposes. The struggling Harrison will be included in the lineup as the No. 7 hitter for the front end of the twin bill, however, signaling that Candelario may represent the Tigers' new top option atop the batting order. Candelario has only managed a .614 OPS through his first 79 plate appearances, but that's still far better than what Harrison (.384 OPS) has been able to provide thus far.

Devers is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Tigers, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

With southpaw Matthew Boyd on the bump for Detroit, the lefty-hitting Devers will rest for the first game of the twin bill, allowing rookie Michael Chavis to pick up a start at the hot corner. Devers is reaching base at an impressive .356 clip this season, but his lack of power production to date has been somewhat concerning. He has yet to slug a home run in 88 plate appearances and owns a 1.1 percent barrel rate, which ranks 314th among the 375 players in the majors who have produced at least 10 batted-ball events this season.

Paredes is slashing .265/.328/.367 through 13 games at Double-A Erie with one home run and 10 RBI.

The batting average is fine and in line with his career mark of .270, but Paredes has seen his slugging percentage drop from .458 in 39 games at Double-A last year to .367 so far this season. The 20-year-old has a career .419 slugging percentage in the minors across four professional seasons, so he will likely begin driving the ball more as the season progresses.

LeMahieu is not in the lineup Monday against the Angels.

LeMahieu will head to the bench for what appears to be a regular day off after starting the past 20 games for the Yankees, slashing .306/.366/.431 with a homer and 10 RBI during those contests. Gio Urshela will start at third base in this one, with Tyler Wade manning the keystone.

Devers went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in Sunday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Rays.

Devers began the season as the No. 3 hitter but has been dropped to sixth while giving the Red Sox very little. The third baseman has just three RBI and a .685 OPS over 22 games while the Red Sox rank 27th with a 0.4 WAR at the position. It will be interesting to see if manager Alex Cora gives top prospect Michael Chavis, who was called up Friday to help fill a void at second base, some playing time at third.

Bregman went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, two runs scored and two walks in Sunday's 11-10 loss to the Rangers.

Bregman crushed his third homer in the last five games after hitting just one in the first 14 games of 2019. It took him over 200 plate appearances to reach four long balls last season. The 25-year-old infielder owns a .318/.432/.561 slash line in 81 plate appearances this season.

Chapman went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Chapman had one of only two multi-hit efforts on the day for the Athletics, who were stymied by Matt Shoemaker and two relievers. The third baseman has hit safely in three straight, and Saturday's second straight two-hit effort vaulted his average back over the .300 mark to .309.