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Moncada went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Indians on Saturday.

Occupying the eight spot in the Pale Hose order, Moncada took a Trevor Bauer offering over the right-field fence for his 15th big fly of the season. The 23-year-old's power-speed mix still plays in plenty of fantasy games, but his .220/.303/.400 line has quelled optimism over his 15-homer, 11-steal season.

Segura is in the Saturday's lineup against the Astros despite getting hit in the hand in Friday's contest, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Segura had X-rays following the game, which were negative. He will not wind up missing any time.

Devers is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Baltimore, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Devers will head to the bench after going 0-for-5 with a walk and one RBI during Friday's victory. In his place, Eduardo Nunez will man third base and bat seventh. Look for Devers to rejoin the starting lineup in Game 2.

Moncada, who was dropped from leadoff to eighth in the batting order, went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and a strikeout in a 1-0 win over the Indians on Friday.

Moncada typically leads off against right-handed starters but was dropped to eighth Friday against Cleveland righty Shane Bieber. It marked the lowest spot in the order since he was called up last season. Manager Rick Renteria told Tom Musick of the Chicago Sun-Times that he's trying to take some of the pressure off the young second baseman, who has a 37.4 strikeout percentage since the All-Star break and is hitting just .219. The manager wants to see Moncada become less selective and drive hittable pitches he often lets pass.

Chapman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Oakland's 4-3 defeat to the Angels on Friday.

Chapman was able to extend his recent hitting streak to eight games with this two-hit performance that saw him tag Angels starter Felix Pena with his 16th homer of the season in the first inning. The 25-year-old is having a terrific overall season at the plate, as he's now slashing .273/.361/.501 through 363 at-bats.

Segura had X-rays on his hand after getting hit by a pitch Friday against the Astros, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Segura was hit in the eighth inning but did not leave the game. He appears to have avoided a serious injury but is considered day-to-day.

Segura went 3-for-5 with an RBI ground-rule double, a solo home run and two runs in a win over the Astros on Thursday.

Segura was part of a Mariners' barrage of offense against Justin Verlander over the first two innings, with his ninth homer of the season capping off a six-run attack to open the game. A rare day off last Tuesday against the Rangers seems to have agreed with Segura, who's gone 4-for-9 with a double, Thursday's round tripper, four RBI, a walk and four runs in the subsequent two games. The surge in production has helped put the 3-for-27 slump he opened August with firmly in the rear view mirror.

Duffy is not in the lineup against Toronto on Friday.

Duffy will take a seat for the first time since July 27 as Brandon Lowe gets a start in the infield for Friday's series opener. Over that 11 games span, Duffy is hitting .326/.367/.348 with four RBI and four multi-hit games. Look for him to rejoin the lineup Saturday.

Duffy went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk in a win over the Orioles on Thursday.

Duffy's hot start to August persists, and he would have had his first multi-RBI game since July 1 if Mallex Smith hadn't been gunned down at the plate on Duffy's two-bagger. The 27-year-old continues to sport personal bests in average (.304) and on-base percentage (.356), while his 17 doubles and 32 RBI both rank as the second-highest figures of his career.

Valencia was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Friday.

Valencia has started only four of the last 10 games so it's relatively easy to see why the Orioles would make the move, despite his .325 average since the All-Star break. Outfielder Cedric Mullins joins Baltimore from Triple-A Norfolk for his first taste of the majors.