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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Rockies' Nolan Arenado: Collects four hits
Arenado went 4-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 12-8 loss to Arizona.
Arenado was perfect at the dish, collecting four hits and an RBI sacrifice fly in his five plate appearances. The 29-year-old third baseman has struggled so far this season and Monday's performance was just his second multi-hit game of 2020. He's batting just .241 with four extra-base hits.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Expected to sit again Tuesday
Manager Ron Roenicke said after Monday's game it's doubtful Devers (ankle) will start Tuesday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
After tweaking his ankle Sunday, Devers was held out of the starting nine Monday and did not end up appearing off the bench. Jonathan Arauz drew the start at third base in his absence. Devers will meet with the medical staff Tuesday and should be considered day-to-day until the results of his evaluation are announced.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Clubs third homer
Riley went 2-for-4 with a single and a two-run home run in Monday's 13-8 loss to the Phillies.
This was Riley's first multi-hit game of the season. Putting bat to ball with consistency has been a problem for Riley, who entered the night with a 37.2 K%, but Johan Camargo is in a similar funk and does not appear to be an immediate threat to usurp Riley as the primary third baseman.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Collects two hits in win
Candelario went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, a run scored and an RBI in Monday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Candelario has turned things around after starting the season by going 0-for-17 across his first five games. In six games since then, the Detroit third baseman has gone 10-for-22 with a home run, four runs scored and five RBI.
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Evan Longoria 3B | ARI
Giants' Evan Longoria: Sitting Monday
Longoria is not in the lineup Monday against Houston, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The Giants have rotated heavily at several spots this season, though Longoria has generally been immune to those changes, as he'll sit Monday for just the second time since returning from an oblique injury back on July 30. Donovan Solano will get the start at the hot corner.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Not in Monday's lineup
McMahon will not start Monday against the Diamondbacks, Jenny Cavnar of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.
McMahon sits against lefty Robbie Ray, though it doesn't appear as though he's heading for a platoon role, as he started against each of the first six southpaws the Rockies have faced this season. Chris Owings will start at second base in his absence.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Dealing with sore ankle
Devers isn't starting Monday's game due to minor ankle soreness, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.
Manager Ron Roenicke revealed that Devers tweaked his ankle in Sunday's contest, so he'll be held out of the starting nine as a precaution. However, Roenicke didn't rule out the possibility of Devers serving as a pinch hitter in Monday's series opener against the Rays.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Not starting Monday
Devers isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.
Devers went 1-for-12 with a solo home run and five strikeouts during the team's three-game series against the Blue Jays, and he'll get a breather Monday. Jonathan Arauz is starting at third base and batting ninth.
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Patrick Wisdom 3B | SEA
Mariners' Patrick Wisdom: Removed from 40-man roster
Wisdom was designated for assignment by the Mariners on Monday.
Wisdom began the season at the Mariners' alternate training site, but he'll lose his spot on the 40-man roster to make room for right-hander Brady Lail, who was claimed off waivers by Seattle on Monday. Wisdom has been effective in the minors but carries a .224/.306/.408 slash line with four home runs, 11 RBI and 34 strikeouts over 41 major-league games with the Cardinals and Rangers.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Athletics' Matt Chapman: Goes yard again
Chapman went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a solo home run in a win over the Astros on Sunday.
Chapman has been busy making up for lost time after opening up August in a 4-for-26 funk. He subsequently went 6-for-14 with two doubles, two homers, four RBI and three runs in the three-game weekend set against the Astros, boosting his average 50 points to .246 in the process. A key has been simply making more consistent contact, as Chapman struck out on only three occasions against Houston after whiffing 10 times over the first six contests of the month.