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Moncada went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Tigers.

Moncada took Casey Mize deep in the opening frame to record his fifth home run of the season. It was only his second long ball since April 30, though he's in the midst of a seven-game hit streak, during which time he's driven in four and scored five runs. Overall, Moncada is hitting .299/.426/.444 across 230 plate appearances this season.

Donaldson went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs, a double and an additional run scored in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Royals.

Donaldson homered off Kris Bubic in the first inning and off Jakob Junis in the seventh inning. He also doubled to lead off the fifth frame and came around to score. It was his first game this season with three extra-base hits. The 35-year-old is slashing .250/.352/.461 with seven home runs, 22 RBI and 24 runs in 182 plate appearances. He leads the Twins with a 13.7 BB% and has reached base 12 times in his last five games.

Wisdom isn't starting Thursday's game against the Giants.

Wisdom had started each of the last four games and went 7-for-15 with three home runs, four RBI and five strikeouts during that time. Sergio Alcantara will start at third base and bat seventh.

Longoria (side) is not in the lineup Thursday against the Cubs, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

The 35-year-old has been held out since being lifted from Monday's contest with soreness in his right side, and he was diagnosed with an intercostal strain after undergoing an MRI. Longoria should continue to be considered day-to-day. Wilmer Flores will start at the hot corner Thursday, while LaMonte Wade works at first base.

Vosler was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

The 27-year-old was sent down over the weekend, but he'll quickly rejoin the major-league roster with Mike Yastrzemski (thumb) landing on the injured list. Vosler will provide corner infield depth with Brandon Belt (oblique) and Darin Ruf (hamstring) on the injured list while Evan Longoria (side) is also banged up.

Madrigal is not in Thursday's lineup against the Tigers.

He is hitting .351 with zero home runs and zero steals over his last 10 games. Leury Garcia will start at second base and bat eighth.

Pirates manager Derek Shelton confirmed Hayes (wrist) will be activated from the 60-day injured list ahead of Thursday's game against the Marlins, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports. Hayes will start at third base and bat second.

As expected, Hayes will be back in action for Pittsburgh after his wrist injury kept him on the shelf for exactly two months. Through the first 26 games of his MLB career, Hayes has looked like one of the majors' best hitters with a 1.130 OPS, but his .429 BABIP and 28.6 HR/FB% are both unsustainably high and suggest fantasy managers should expect a fair amount of regression in his batting average and power production moving forward. The wrist injury also makes projecting Hayes' rest-of-season outlook a difficult endeavor, but if healthy, he should be locked into an everyday role in a prominent spot in the Pittsburgh lineup.

Chapman went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run in a win over the Mariners on Wednesday.

The struggling third baseman entered Wednesday's contest having produced an unacceptable .073/.231/.073 slash line and 30.8 percent strikeout rate across the 52 plate appearances covering his previous 13 games. However, Chapman managed to vault his average back over the Mendoza Line with his first multi-hit effort since May 18, the game prior to the beginning of the skid. Despite Wednesday's success, Chapman's season .205 average and .653 OPS are significantly below his career norms, although he's offered fantasy managers some solace by lacing one-third of his 39 hits for extra bases (six doubles, two triples, five home runs), helping lead to 21 RBI.

The Rockies held McMahon out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers due to a left groin strain that's believed to be "very minor," Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

McMahon's absence from the lineup was initially believed to be a pre-planned rest day, given that he had started in each of Colorado's last 10 games. The injury ended up being the reason for his move to the bench, but McMahon doesn't look like he'll be at risk of missing much additional time, if any. Garrett Hampson is filling in at the keystone for McMahon, who will hope to rejoin the lineup for Friday's home game versus Oakland.

Arenado went 1-for-2 with an RBI ground-rule double in a loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.

An 11-run first inning by the Dodgers ensured a completely miserable night for the Cardinals from a team perspective, but Arenado snapped an 0-for-12 skid that had encompassed his previous three games with his run-scoring two-bagger. Arenado's current struggles with the bat actually date back a good bit further, as he's slashing an anemic .174/.200/.348 over the 50 plate appearances he's logged in his last 12 games; however, it's worth noting that six of the eight hits he does have during that span have gone for extra bases (five doubles, one home run).