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Rendon went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored Thursday against the Mets.

Rendon was a one-man wrecking crew Thursday, accounting for all three of the earned runs that Steven Matz allowed by launching home runs in each of his first two at-bats. He now has 15 home runs for the season, nine of which have come since June 21. That stretch has brought his slugging percentage up to .534, equaling the career-best mark he set in 2017.

Peterson (knee) is in Thursday's starting lineup against the Phillies, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Peterson was removed from Monday's game after colliding into the outfield wall, but he appears to be good to go as he's slated to bat ninth and man left field. He's batting .192 with 12 extra-base hits and 18 RBI through 53 games in 2018.

Duffy is out of Thursday's starting lineup against the Twins, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Duffy will get the day off after starting six straight games, going 6-for-24 with one extra-base hit and five walks over that span. Daniel Robertson will shift to the hot corner, with Joey Wendle getting the nod at second base.

Valencia is out of Thursday's lineup against the Phillies, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Valencia has struggled of late recording just one base knock over his last 11 games, so he'll get the day off to regroup. Mark Trumbo is set to man right field with Valencia on the bench.

Duffy went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over the Tigers on Wednesday.

Duffy opened July mired in a 4-for-27 slump over his first seven games, but he's shown signs of heating up again over his last three contests. The infielder went 5-for-12 with two walks and two runs over the series against the Tigers, and he continues to sport career-best numbers in both batting average (.310) and on-base percentage (.364).

Devers landed on the 10-day disabled list Thursday due to shoulder inflammation, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Devers was held out of Wednesday's tilt with Texas after being a little banged up, and the Red Sox have since decided to shut him down to allow him to return to health. With the All-Star break approaching, the 21-year-old third baseman shouldn't be forced to miss much time, as he'll be eligible for activation starting July 21 versus Detroit.

LeMahieu went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, a walk and four runs Wednesday in the Rockies' 19-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

After a 2-for-18 slide at the plate for the past four games, LeMahieu busted out in a big way Wednesday along with a number of his teammates. The pair of two-baggers boosted LeMahieu's season count to 21, putting him well in striking range of surpassing the career-high 32 he tallied in 2016. With eight home runs on the campaign as well, LeMahieu is on pace to reach double digits in the category for only the second time in his career.

Ramirez went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Wednesday's 19-4 rout of the Reds.

He did all his damage early, putting the first two runs of the game on the board with his first homer, then capping a massive nine-run third inning with his 27th home run of the season. With that, Ramirez tied Albert Belle's team record for homers before the All-Star break, and Ramirez will have four more games yet to pad his total further.

Moustakas went 3-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs and three runs scored in Wednesday's loss to the Twins.

Moustakas' first blast gave the Royals a two-run lead in the third inning, and then he later launched his second of the night and 19th of the year with Kansas City trailing by four in the ninth. Even after the three-hit day, the 28-year-old is hitting just .206 in July, but with 58 RBI on the season he's on track to top last year's career-high total of 85.

Devers will take a seat for Wednesday's series finale against the Rangers, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Devers has gone 2-for-14 with one RBI and four walks in his last four starts. In his place, Eduardo Nunez will take over at third base and bat seventh against right-hander Bartolo Colon.