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Chapman went 1-for-3 with an RBI triple, two walks and two runs in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Angels.

Chapman's first three-bagger of the season extended the Athletics' lead to 5-3 in the eighth, providing some much-needed breathing room that they'd go on to expand. The 24-year-old is riding a nine-game hitting streak, and given that he walked during an 0-for-4 performance on Opening Day, he's reached safely in all 10 games this season.

Alvarez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Rich Dubroff of PressBoxonline.com reports.

Alvarez has started in just one of the Orioles' last six games, with three of those absences coming when southpaws have toed the rubber for the opposition. It appears that Alvarez and Danny Valencia will work in a platoon at designated hitter until Mark Trumbo (quadriceps) is ready to return from the disabled list.

Moncada went 2-for-4 with a walk, a strikeout and a run scored in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Tigers.

Moncada doubled and then advanced to third on a wild pitch, putting himself in position to score on Avisail Garcia's sacrifice fly. That's an example of Moncada's strengths: on-base ability and speed on the basepaths. The 22-year-old second baseman has reached base safely in six of seven games. Over time, that will pay off in runs and stolen bases. He's still learning the art of putting together better at-bats, though, so there will be some painful moments, particularly in the area of strikeouts. He's whiffed 12 times in 35 plate appearances (34.3 strikeout percentage).

Peterson will start in left field and bat seventh Sunday against the Orioles, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

After being promoted to the active roster Saturday following Brandon Drury's (migraines) placement on the 10-day disabled list, Peterson was immediately inserted into the New York lineup, going 1-for-3 with a walk in the 8-3 victory. He'll pick up a second straight start in the outfield but could lose playing time once Tyler Wade (illness) is healthy again.

Bregman went 2-for-5 with the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning of Saturday's 1-0 win over the Padres.

Bregman's 10th-inning "single" was a popup that should have been caught but landed safely between three Padres about 20 feet from home plate. The 24-year-old third baseman, who collected his first multi-hit game of the season, has hit safely in six of nine games but is batting just .206.

Suarez went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI and one run scored Saturday against the Pirates.

Suarez hit his second home run of the season, taking George Kontos deep in the eighth inning to put the Reds ahead for good. He has hit primarily second in the order, which should give him plenty of opportunities for counting stats sandwiched between Jesse Winker and Joey Votto.

Candelario went 2-for-4 with a walk in Saturday's win over the White Sox.

The 24-year-old third baseman is still hitting just .226, but he does have hits in five straight games. The Tigers are in a rebuilding season, so they'll likely continue to give Candelario plenty of at-bats as the No. 2 hitter to see what they have in the youngster. Hitting in front of Miguel Cabrera could pay dividends at some point for Candelario and his fantasy owners.

Devers went 2-for-3 with a home run, a run scored and two RBI in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Rays.

Devers continued his hot start to the year with a seventh-inning solo shot off Chaz Roe. He also drove in a run with a first-inning single off starter Jake Faria. The 21-year-old is hitting .321/.406/.536 through his first 32 plate appearances of the season.

Urshela (hamstring) is still a week away from competing in minor-league rehab contests, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Urshela has been dealing with a right hamstring strain since mid-March and hasn't recovered nearly as quickly as originally expected. The infielder has been going through a baserunning program in recent days, which is a positive step forward in getting the hamstring up to speed. It seems possible that Urshela could return to the majors prior to the series against Baltimore on April 20.

Reynolds was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.

The Nationals wanted an extra bench bat with Adam Eaton (ankle) day-to-day. Reynolds is capable of playing the corner outfield spots as well as all four infield positions. He has a career .228/.300/.351 slash line in 226 MLB plate appearances.