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Duffy went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a solo home run and a steal in Sunday's 11-8 win over the Pirates.

Duffy hit both home runs in consecutive innings. He led off the second with a solo shot and then took Wil Crowe deep for a second time in the third for a grand slam. The 30-year-old later notched his third hit of the day in the eighth and stole second for his fifth steal of the year. Duffy now has multi-hit efforts in three of his last four games and is slashing .269/.346/.337 with three homers, 20 RBI, 34 runs scored and 20:48 BB:K over 234 plate appearances.

Moncada went 0-for-4 in Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Royals.

Moncada, who sat out Saturday due to wrist soreness, saw an end to a 17-game hit streak with Sunday's 0-fer. However, manager Tony La Russa told Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times that the league will be asked to review a play and perhaps take an error away from Kansas City second baseman Whit Merrifield.

Toro went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs, two RBI, a strikeout, a stolen base and a caught stealing in a 10-4 extra-innings triumph over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Toro recorded an RBI fielder's choice and was caught stealing second in the fourth inning, doubled and scored in the seventh, stole second after hitting into another fielder's choice in the ninth, and knocked an RBI single before scoring in the 11th. The infielder has now posted consecutive multi-hit games while the theft was his first since July 28. He appears to have entrenched himself as Seattle's regular second baseman, at least for the remainder of the season.

Hayes went 1-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 11-8 loss to the Cubs.

He batted leadoff for the first time in his career. Hayes had a chance to break a 7-7 tie with the bases loaded in the seventh inning but popped out. Still, it was good to see the third baseman back after missing five games with a bruised right hand caused by slamming his batting helmet in disgust.

Longoria isn't starting Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Longoria returned to the lineup Saturday and went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. Kris Bryant will shift to third base while Steven Duggar enters the lineup in center field.

Urias left Sunday's win over the Yankees due to upper leg soreness, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias missed several games in mid-August due to upper leg soreness, and the issue apparently flared up in Sunday's series finale. Prior to his departure, the 27-year-old went 1-for-2 with a run and a walk. It's not yet clear whether he'll be forced to miss additional time due to his current injury.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double Saturday in a 10-2 victory versus Houston.

The third baseman's 453-foot moonshot in the seventh inning was his longest of the campaign and his second-longest as a Padre, per Bernie Wilson of the Associated Press. Machado has collected four multi-hit efforts during his current eight-game hitting streak, during which he is slashing .353/.405/.647 with two homers, four doubles and five RBI.

Newman is not in the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Newman is 4-for-34 across his past nine games and will head to the bench Sunday. Cole Tucker will start at shortstop and bat seventh in his place for the series finale at Chicago.

Hayes (hand) is starting at third base and batting leadoff Sunday against the Cubs, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

A trip to the injured list was being considered given Hayes sat out the past five games with a bruised right hand, but he'll rejoin the lineup Sunday while making the first start of his MLB career at the top of the order. The 24-year-old is hitting .223/.291/.319 in 26 games since the start of August and will attempt to get back on track following the absence.

Rivera is on the bench for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Rivera went 1-for-4 with a double Saturday and is now hitting .242 with three doubles and two RBI in his last 10 games. Adalberto Mondesi is playing third base Sunday while Carlos Santana occupies the DH spot.