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Muncy went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two RBI and a walk Monday in a 7-6 victory over Philadelphia.

Muncy went deep in the first inning to get his team on the board, and he plated another run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly to tie the game. He's exhibited plenty of power during July, as he's batting .318 with six home runs and 10 RBI over 18 games. Muncy sits with 34 extra-base hits, a .613 slugging percentage and an eye-popping 1.025 OPS through 78 games this season.

Moustakas is not in the lineup against the Tigers on Monday, Maria Torres of the Kansas City Star reports.

Moustakas will head to the bench after going 1-for-9 with two runs scored during a three-game set versus Minnesota this past weekend. Hunter Dozier will make an appearance at the hot corner while Salvador Perez gets a start at first base for the series opener against southpaw Francisco Liriano.

Chapman went 2-for-5 with a game-winning RBI single in an extra-inning victory over the Giants on Sunday.

Chapman stepped into the batter's box with two outs in the 10th inning and men on first and second. He promptly laced a 2-2 pitch into shallow right center that brought home Marcus Semien with the winning run. It was an extension of a current hot streak for the infielder, who's churned out multi-hit efforts in three of the past four games and is hitting a solid .281 over 64 plate appearances in July.

Valencia is not in the lineup against Boston on Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Valencia will retreat to the bench after going 1-for-4 with a double and three strikeouts during Sunday's loss to Toronto. In his place, Jace Peterson will man right field and bat ninth.

Longoria (hand) was hit by a pitch on his left triceps in Sunday's rehab game with Triple-A Sacramento, but he was able to stay in and finish the contest, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The plunking happened in Longoria's final at-bat Sunday, but all reports are that he left the contest unscathed. The 32-year-old was expected to be on a rehab stint from a broken hand that began Friday for at least a week, but Schulman hinted in another tweet that Longoria could potentially return for the Giants' upcoming series with the Mariners that begins Tuesday. We will wait for official word, but fantasy owners should prepare for an expedited activation. Longoria was slashing .246/.278/.434 with 10 homers and 34 RBI prior to landing on the disabled list June 15.

Asuaje is out of the lineup for the second game of the Padres' doubleheader Sunday against the Phillies.

Asuaje picked up the start at second base in the Padres' 10-2 win in Game 1, finishing 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs and an RBI. He'll give way to Jose Pirela at the keystone in the final game of the series.

Duffy (back) is back in the starting lineup Sunday against the Marlins.

Duffy was originally penciled in for the first game after the All-Star break, but was scratched due to back spasms and has now missed back-to-back contests. That streak will end Sunday, however, as he'll return to his regular role at third base and bat second in the order.

Chapman went 3-for-5 with two runs scored Saturday against the Giants.

All three of Chapman's hits were singles, though he came around to score the game-winning run in the 11th inning. After a power surge to begin the season -- he had six home runs by the end of April -- Chapman has managed just four homers in his last 192 at-bats. He was sidelined for just over two weeks with a hand injury throughout the second half of June, and has 13 hits -- including five doubles -- in 52 July at-bats since returning to action.

The Twins optioned Astudillo to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

To make room for the returning Logan Morrison (hip), Astudillo will head back to Rochester. The 26-year-old thrives on making contact but failed to make a big dent in his 19 major-league plate appearances (.263/.263/.368), though he'll return to build on his .290/.321/.489 Triple-A line which was complemented by seven homers and six stolen bases in 188 plate appearances. Astudillo's defensive versatility (catcher, second base, third base, outfield) will keep him on Minnesota's list of shuttle riders this season should another spot open up.

Donaldson (calf) is going through a running program at the Blue Jays' minor league complex with "good intensity" but still doesn't have a timetable for his return, MLB.com's Gregor Chisholm reports.

Given that Donaldson hasn't played since May 28 and already has had one setback in his attempt to return, look for him to have more than a token rehab assignment once he advances to that stage.