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  • Austin Riley 3B | ATL

    Braves' Austin Riley: Not in lineup Monday

    Riley is not in the lineup Monday against the Mets.

    Riley blasted his second extra-base hit of the season Sunday with a double against the Mets, but he'll take a seat for the series finale. Johan Camargo will start at third base, batting eighth.

  • Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL

    Twins' Josh Donaldson: Remains sidelined

    Donaldson (calf) will sit again Monday against the Pirates.

    Donaldson hasn't played since leaving Friday's game against Cleveland with a tight right calf.The issue is reportedly not serious, but the Twins are understandably being cautious with their prized offseason acquisition, as Donaldson has battled calf issues in the past. Marwin Gonzalez remains the third baseman Monday.

  • Mike Moustakas 3B | CHW

    Reds' Mike Moustakas: Returns to lineup

    Moustakas (forearm) is in the lineup for Monday's game against Cleveland, batting third.

    Moustakas was held out of the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Tigers after being hit by a pitch during Game 1. However, the issue was muscular and not particularly serious. The 31-year-old has gone 5-for-16 with two home runs and six RBI over his first five games this season.

  • Mike Moustakas 3B | CHW

    Reds' Mike Moustakas: Injury believed to be muscular

    Reds manager David Bell, speaking after Sunday's doubleheader, said that the Reds believe that Moustakas' arm injury is muscular in nature, John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "He got hit good in the arm. I do believe it is muscular. Temporarily that tightens up. It was impossible to do anything. The good news is if it's not near a bone, it will be a shorter recovery."

    The Reds are home Monday for two games against Cleveland, then travel up to Cleveland for two more before hitting a three-game series in Milwaukee in a very important week. Hopefully we'll have more clarity on Moustakas' status before Monday's rosters lock.

  • Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Knocks first homer

    Devers went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-7 loss to the Yankees.

    Devers hit an RBI single to plate Kevin Pillar and later scored on a Miguel Andujar error in the third inning. Devers then launched a go-ahead homer in the seventh for Boston's last run of the game, but it wasn't enough to secure victory for the Red Sox. The third baseman has struggled to start 2020, with just one homer, two RBI and seven runs scored along with a .211 batting average in 10 games.

  • Padres' Manny Machado: Drives in a pair

    Machado went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and one run scored Sunday against the Rockies.

    Both of Machado's hits drove in runs, the first a double in the sixth inning that cut the Rockies' lead to 3-1. He followed that up with a rally-starting single that plated Fernando Tatis Jr. in the eighth inning. Machado has been productive to start the season, as he now has two home runs, seven RBI and seven runs scored in 10 contests.

  • Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY

    Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Clubs first homer

    McMahon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Padres.

    McMahon took Tim Hill deep in the sixth inning, driving a ball just over the center field wall. It was his first home run of the season. While he's managed to reach base 11 times in his first 34 plate appearances, McMahon has struck out at least once in each of his starts this season. That has given him an inflated strikeout rate of 38 percent, a troubling mark even over a small sample size.

  • Gio Urshela 3B | MIN

    Yankees' Gio Urshela: Three-hit effort

    Urshela went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in Sunday's 9-7 win over the Red Sox.

    Urshela's biggest contribution to the offense came in the third inning, when his double knocked in Gary Sanchez for the tying run. The third baseman wasn't able to homer for a third straight game, but Urshela's batting .308 after the three-hit effort. He has two homers, six RBI and six runs scored in eight games this year.

  • White Sox's Nick Madrigal: Shows off Sunday

    Madrigal went 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-2 win over Kansas City.

    Madrigal turned the page on a rough introduction to MLB -- an 0-for-8 in games Friday and Saturday -- with Sunday's four-hit effort. He was integral to Chicago's seven-run seventh inning, scoring the run that broke a 2-2 tie, then driving in the team's final run for his first RBI of the season.

  • Alex Bregman 3B | CHC

    Astros' Alex Bregman: Drives in two runs

    Bregman went 2-for-6 with a homer and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Angels.

    Bregman's solo shot in the seventh inning was his second long ball of the season. He later knocked in the game-winning run with an 11th-inning single. Still, the 26-year-old infielder is batting just .211 with a .754 OPS through his first nine games.

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