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Jean Segura 3B | CLE
Phillies' Jean Segura: Big night in big win
Segura went 4-for-6 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's 13-7 win over the Mets.
He took Steven Matz deep in the first inning, the first of eight homers launched by the two teams in the wild contest. Segura has had a rough June, slashing .224/.272/.424 through 21 games even after Monday's eruption, but he has put together a modest six-game hitting streak.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Cranks 13th home run
Moncada went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, two runs scored and a walk in Monday's 6-5 loss to Boston.
Moncada got the White Sox on the board early with his two-run blast in the second inning. The 24-year-old infielder's breakout season keeps getting better. His slash line is up to .299/.352/.522 with 13 homers and 42 RBI.
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Ildemaro Vargas 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas: Healthy scratch
Vargas was a healthy scratch from Monday's lineup against the Dodgers, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
The Diamondbacks originally had Ketel Marte (groin) starting in center field in his first game back, but the team felt it would be better if Marte were at second base, prompting the lineup change. Tim Locastro is now starting in center field, with Marte at the keystone and Vargas available off the bench.
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Ildemaro Vargas 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas: Scratched from lineup
Vargas was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Dodgers.
It's unclear what prompted Vargas' removal from Monday's starting nine. Ketel Marte is covering second base in place of Vargas, while Tim Locastro entered the lineup in center field.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Returns to lineup
Devers (hamstring) is back in action as expected Monday against the White Sox, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Devers hadn't started since leaving Wednesday's game with hamstring tightness, though he did appear twice off the bench. He'll hit cleanup and play third base against Chicago.
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Carter Kieboom 3B | CLE
Nationals' Carter Kieboom: Surging at Triple-A
Kieboom went 3-for-4 with three walks, a grand slam and a second run scored for Triple-A Fresno on Sunday.
The 21-year-old is now slashing .328/.463/.578 through 18 games in June with three homers and 18 RBI to go along with a strong 15:15 BB:K. Kieboom's path back to the majors is blocked at the moment thanks to Brian Dozier turning his season around, but the Nats' No. 1 fantasy prospect is once again showing that he has little left to learn in the minors.
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Taylor Walls SS | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Promoted to Double-A
Walls was promoted to Double-A Montgomery on Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Walls was slashing .269/.339/.417 across 180 plate appearances with High-A Charlotte, a line that partly consists of 13 extra-base hits (seven doubles, two triples, four home runs) and 26 RBI. The 22-year-old shortstop is likely to spend the remainder of the season with the Biscuits, his fourth stop in the Rays organization since being selected in the first-year player draft back in 2017.
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Kevin Newman 3B | LAA
Pirates' Kevin Newman: Extends hitting streak
Newman went 2-for-6 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's extra-innings win over the Padres.
Newman came up clutch in this one, driving in a run and scoring one during the Pirates' three-run ninth inning before drawing a walkoff walk in the 11th frame. The 25-year-old shortstop has now hit safely in 11 consecutive games, going 18-for-50 (.360) with five extra-base hits (four doubles and a triple), three stolen bases and a 5:4 BB:K during that stretch.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Another multi-hit performance
Machado went 3-for-6 with two doubles, two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's extra-innings loss to the Pirates.
Machado's night was bookended by a pair of doubles in the first and 11th frames. The third baseman added a two-RBI single in the eighth, though he also committed a key error that helped the Pirates mount a comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning. Machado is one of the hottest bats in baseball at the moment, evidenced by his 11-game hitting streak during which he's notched eight multi-hit games and gone 23-for-49 (.469) with six homers, six doubles, 12 RBI and a stolen base.
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Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL
Braves' Josh Donaldson: Connects for 15th homer
Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Nationals.
Donaldson singled in the second inning before putting the Braves up 1-0 in the fourth frame with his solo shot off of Austin Voth. The veteran third baseman has now homered six times in his last nine games while going 16-for-37 (.432) with 10 RBI and six runs scored.