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Alvarez will start at third base and bat sixth Sunday against the Athletics, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Despite his limitations as a defender, Alvarez has earned steady at-bats at third base on the larger side of a platoon with Danny Valencia. Alvarez may need to start hitting again in order to hold off Valencia for playing time, however, as he's begun to slump after closing out April with four home runs over a three-game stretch. He's managed just one hit in 16 May at-bats while striking out six times.

Robinson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox.

Robinson will take a seat for the third time in the four-game series with the Red Sox bringing another lefty to the hill in Chris Sale. With Robinson on the bench, platoon mate Renato Nunez will pick up another start at third base.

Candelario, who is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals, is nursing a jammed left thumb, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

It had been assumed that Candelario was on the bench Sunday as part of a routine maintenance day, but an injury is instead at the root of the third baseman's absence. The thumb injury is believed to be minor, so Candelario could still be available Sunday in a pinch-hitting role. His next opportunity to rejoin the lineup will come in Monday's series opener against the Rangers.

Candelario is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals.

Candelario will head to the bench for just the second time this season in what looks to be a planned off day for the third baseman. In Candelario's stead, utility man Niko Goodrum will slot in at the hot corner and bat sixth in Sunday's lineup.

Robinson is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

Robinson went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Friday's loss to Boston and now has a horrid 50.6 percent strikeout rate on the season. The 26-year-old has multiple strikeouts in each of his last six starts and is slashing just .175/.258/.238 in 80 at-bats this year.

The White Sox placed Moncada (hamstring) on the 10-day disabled list Saturday.

Moncada exited Friday's game against the Twins with left hamstring tightness that initially cropped up Wednesday. The 22-year-old indicated a few days of rest would be beneficial, and it's not overly surprising to see the White Sox exercise some caution. Jose Rondon was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte for added infield depth, with Leury Garcia and Yolmer Sanchez also options to fill in at second base.

Duffy went 3-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over the Blue Jays on Friday.

Duffy continues to produce from the top half of the order, as he's now 10-for-28 with two doubles and a run over his last six games. The hot-hitting third baseman has a trio of multi-hit games during that stretch, and his early production hints at a potential bounce-back season after injuries wiped out all of 2017.

Candelario went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Royals.

Candelario extended his hitting streak to six games, and he has three two-hit performances during that span. The 24-year-old is now slashing a strong .290/.362/.516 in his first full season in the majors after posting a .283/.359/.425 line in 38 games with the Tigers last year.

Escobar went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's win over the White Sox.

Escobar hit a solo home run in the second inning, another solo shot in the third and an RBI double in the fifth. He also took a walk and got caught stealing. Escobar is hitting .350 over his last 15 games, bringing his OPS up to 1.010 on the year. The 29-year-old now has a league-leading 14 doubles and his .316 batting average is good for fourth among MLB shortstops.

Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Yankees.

It's his ninth homer of the season and second in as many days. The red-hot Ramirez also has five multi-hit performances in his last six contests, boosting his slash line to .293/.383/.577.