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Sosa exited Friday's game against the Pirates in the sixth inning with cramps, the Associated Press reports, and he was not in the lineup for either Saturday's or Sunday's contests against Pittsburgh.

There hasn't been a specific update regarding Sosa, but he'd logged seven starts in the 10 games prior to his early exit Friday. Therefore, his absence over the weekend could well be at least partly health-related, and it remains to be seen if Sosa will return to the lineup Monday in a home matchup against the Diamondbacks.

Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Yankees.

The third baseman clubbed a three-run home run in the first inning and added an RBI single in the seventh. Devers had gone 2-for-12 with no RBI and two runs scored across his previous four games before Sunday's strong showing. The 24-year-old is slashing .283/.349/.577 with 19 homers, 64 RBI, 52 runs scored, three stolen bases and 23 doubles across 312 plate appearances.

Muncy is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Muncy started the past five games since being activated from the injured list Tuesday, and he'll receive the day off after going 4-for-17 with a homer, three doubles, three RBI and four runs. Matt Beaty work work at first base in the series finale.

Davis (hand) will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The 28-year-old was shifted to the 60-day injured list Friday, but the move won't affect his return timeline since he'll be eligible to be activated July 1. Davis figures to require at least a handful of games in the minors to get up to speed given that he's been sidelined since early May.

Escobar is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres.

Escobar is 8-for-14 with two homers, a double and seven RBI over his past five games, and he'll head to the bench against San Diego starter Yu Darvish. Asdrubal Cabrera will start at the hot corner in his place.

Machado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Machado started the last 18 games and will receive a breather Sunday ahead of Monday's scheduled off day. He hit well during that stretch with a 1.015 OPS, five homers, four doubles, 16 RBI and two stolen bases. Ha-Seong Kim (finger) will cover the hot corner in his absence.

McMahon is not in the lineup Sunday against the Brewers, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

McMahon is 2-for-20 with 15 strikeouts over his past seven games and will take a seat for the series finale in Milwaukee. Joshua Fuentes will start at the hot corner against Brewers southpaw Eric Lauer.

Urias was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk prior to Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Urias' call-up comes in the midst of a flurry of roster moves for Baltimore that included shortstop Freddy Galvis (quad) landing on the 10-day IL. Urias is playing shortstop and batting eighth Sunday and could be in line to serve as the primary option at the position with Galvis on the shelf.

Moustakas (heel) is still dealing with pain from his injured heel, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The Reds are hopeful that Moustakas can begin a rehab assignment around the All-Star break. "I think they're just really difficult injuries to get over," manager David Bell said. "I know they're painful, too. (Moustakas) doesn't talk about it, but other people do. I know it's a tough injury to have."

Chapman went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and a walk in a 6-5 loss against San Francisco on Saturday.

Chapman took reliever Zack Littell deep to left in the seventh and recorded an RBI sacrifice fly in the 10th to account for Oakland's final three runs. The homer made it 14 straight games with a hit for the third baseman, though he has just a single hit in each of the last 12 games. During the stretch, Chapman is 18-for-56 and has increased his average from .201 to .226.