MLB Player News

Devers was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Devers could do no wrong last week, slashing .593/.633/1.185 with three home runs, seven doubles and 11 RBI in six games. The 22-year-old leads the majors in doubles (46), hits (167), RBI (101) and total bases (300).

Moncada (hamstring) is on track to return from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Moncada is scheduled to play nine innings in the field for Triple-A Charlotte on Monday and Tuesday, and if everything goes well, it sounds like the infielder will be cleared to rejoin the White Sox ahead of Thursday's series opener against Texas. Prior to landing on the shelf at the end of July with a hamstring injury, Moncada compiled a .301/.358/.535 triple-slash with 20 home runs and seven stolen bases in 97 games.

Senzel was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Padres with a sore left elbow.

He was hit on the elbow by a pitch in Sunday's game, and while he did not leave that contest, it's possible he was dealing with significant swelling Monday. Phillip Ervin shifts to center field, Jose Peraza shifts to left field and Freddy Galvis enters the lineup as the second baseman.

Duffy is not in Monday's lineup against the Mariners, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

While Duffy and Mike Brosseau are both right-handed, Brosseau has a more recent track record of crushing lefties, so he will get the start against southpaw Marco Gonzales. Duffy is hitting .260/.329/.312 with zero home runs and zero steals in 20 games this season.

Suarez (thumb) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Sunday in the Reds' 5-4 loss to the Cardinals.

Suarez was sidelined for a game while tending to a sprained left thumb, but his 417-foot bomb off Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty in his first at-bat of the afternoon suggested the injury won't hinder him in the power department moving forward. He'll be back in the lineup at third base Monday in the Reds' series opener versus the Padres.

Moustakas went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, a walk and five RBI in Sunday's 16-8 loss to the Nationals.

Heading into the weekend series in Washington, Moustakas had been in the midst of one of his worst stretches of the season, as he had recorded just five hits in 34 at-bats over his prior eight contests. It's safe to say that he's now busted out of the slump after compiling seven hits -- four for extra bases -- and eight RBI in the three-game set. Now up to 30 home runs on the campaign, Moustakas has a legitimate shot at surpassing the career-high 38 he posted with the Royals in 2017.

Rendon went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's win over the Brewers.

The 29-year-old is putting together an impressive August, slashing .323/.353/.581 through 15 games with four long balls and 17 RBI. The surge has already given Rendon a new career high with 27 homers, and he's only three RBI short of hitting the century mark in that category for the second time.

Farmer has caught Alex Wood's last four starts, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. He was college teammates with Wood and the two are best friends.

Those four starts have been Farmer's only starts behind the plate in the last month. "Normally, I'm not into having one catcher for one pitcher kind of thing, but it made sense for Kyle because we wanted to make him comfortable," manager David Bell said. "He had the concussion. Just to kind of make him as comfortable as we could, just let him focus on one guy. That was the thought. We might get away from that, but for now, it's worked out."

LeMahieu went 2-for-5 Sunday with a home run and three RBI in an 8-4 loss against the Indians.

The 31-year-old just continues to rake, as he posted three multi-hit games against the Indians during the weekend series. He has also homered in each of his last two games. LeMahieu is favored to win another batting title, with his .339 clip, and he has a career-high 21 homers. He also possesses 86 RBI, 87 runs and four steals in 460 at-bats this season.

Devers went 4-for-5 with a double, home run, four RBI and two runs in a 13-7 victory against the Orioles on Sunday.

The 22-year-old became the first MLB player with more than 100 RBI this season with his four runs driven in during the comeback win. He's red hot right now, going 20-for-37 (.541) in his last eight games, which has raised his average almost 20 points in about 10 days. Devers is contributing in multiple categories, though, with a .335 average, 27 home runs, 102 runs and eight steals in 499 at-bats this season.