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Longoria went 2-for-5 with a solo home run during Thursday's loss to the Yankees.

The veteran entered the contest with a .346/.345/.538 slash line in July and only built on those numbers Thursday. Longoria is up to 16 homers, 62 RBI and 54 runs for the year, and with Tampa Bay making moves to improve around him, a strong finish to the season is well within reach.

Robinson started in center field and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in Wednesday's 22-10 loss to the Marlins.

After Joey Gallo had slumped out of the All-Star break while still battling a sore hamstring, Texas manager Jeff Banister had made a concerted effort to find starts against right-handed pitching for Robinson, a 25-year-old utility man who had parlayed a strong showing at Triple-A Round Rock into a July 7 promotion. Robinson rewarded Banister's faith with home runs in two of his first four starts following the call up, but Gallo's improved health and performance has since rendered Robinson an afterthought. Robinson's entry into the lineup Wednesday marked his first appearance in more than a week, and the hitless showing certainly won't help his cause to pick up more at-bats.

Longoria went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Orioles.

The 31-year-old's July tear continues, with Wednesday's production bringing his monthly line to .346/.345/.538. The homer was only the third of the month for Longoria, but he's added six doubles and driven in 14 runs overall during that stretch. Longoria's slow start to 2017 had his average right at the Mendoza Line on May 3, but he's slashed .296/.334/.481 with 21 doubles, 11 round trippers and 48 RBI in 320 plate appearances across 73 games since that point.

Bregman said he felt better Wednesday, a day after his hamstring tightened up while he rounded second base on the way to a triple, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Bregman described his removal from Tuesday's game as precautionary, and the team will reassess his availability for Friday's series-opener in Detroit following Thursday's day off.

Moncada went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored during Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.

While Moncada is just 3-for-23 this season, two of his hits have gone for extra bases, and there is no denying his upside. It could be a rocky few months in 2017, but keeper/dynasty owners should definitely remain patient. Despite the potential, there's no guarantee that Moncada will be a universal fantasy asset this year, though.

Devers went 2-for-4 with his first big-league home run against Seattle on Wednesday.

It won't be his last MLB homer, that's for sure, but it could be his last for a little while, as the Red Sox just acquired Eduardo Nunez, who's likely to take over at third base on an everyday basis -- starting Friday against Kansas City. That'll probably ticket the 20-year-old Devers back to Triple-A, as it's hard to imagine how the Red Sox will be able to keep him in the lineup with Nunez in the fold, but no official decision has yet been made on that front.

Urshela is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.

Urshela looks like he'll continue to handle a near-everyday role while Jason Kipnis (hamstring) remains sidelined, but he'll take a seat following four consecutive starts. Jose Ramirez will move back over from the keystone to third base while Erik Gonzalez covers second.

Bregman (hamstring) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

It was expected that manager A.J. Hinch would give the third baseman a day off after leaving Tuesday's contest with right hamstring tightness, and this will provide Bregman with more time to rest, especially with Thursday's scheduled off-day looming. In his place, Yulieski Gurriel draws the start at third for the series finale. Bregman should be considered day-to-day for Friday's game, but he will likely return to the lineup for the opener against Detroit.

Segura went 1-for-5 with a game-winning RBI infield single and two walks in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Red Sox.

The prolific leadoff man was the hero on the night when he snapped a 5-5 tie with his 13th-inning hit. Segura now sports a .311/.344/.422 line in July that includes eight extra-base hits (seven doubles, one home run) and nine RBI.

Devers could be headed back to Triple-A Pawtucket after the Red Sox acquired Eduardo Nunez from the Giants, Chad Jennings of the Boston Herald reports.

It would certainly be unusual for a team to call up its top prospect only to send him down a few days later, but president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski left open that possibility, saying Boston's decision-makers will "wait and handle that question" about who's sent down to make room for Nunez. Even if Devers remains in Boston, the Nunez arrival is expected to impact the rookie's playing time. Dombrowski said Nunez should get regular playing time, and we doubt that will come at the expense of either shortstop Xander Bogaerts or second baseman Dustin Pedroia. Devers had a quiet, but effective MLB debut Tuesday against the Mariners, going 0-for-4 with two walks and a run scored.