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Longoria went 2-for-5 with three RBI from a pair of run-scoring singles in Monday's 11-4 win over the Twins.

Longoria is only 4-for-22 over his last six games, yet he's compiled six RBI over that span thanks to some timely hitting. The veteran third baseman hasn't quite been able to replicate last season's resurgent numbers, but he's only three round trippers away from reach the 20-homer mark for the fifth straight season and ninth time in his 10 major-league campaigns.

Duffy (heel) took ground balls and batting practice Monday afternoon, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports. "A good sign," manager Kevin Cash said. "He looked the part. Didn't see any restrictions."

There is no longer hope for Duffy taking the field this season, so Cash's statement is in reference to the shortstop building some momentum heading into the offseason. The 26-year-old is scheduled to play in both instructional league and winter ball during the next few months in the hopes of preparing for what the team and Duffy hope is a spring training without restrictions in 2018.

Rendon went 3-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and four RBI during Monday's win over Miami.

It'll be tough to top Rendon's monster 2014 campaign, but he's really taking a run at doing so this year. He's now up to a .304/.404/.544 slash line with 23 homers, 90 RBI, seven stolen bases and 69 runs. If it wasn't for an underwhelming August (one home run with a .764 OPS), a career-best showing might have been in the cards.

Devers is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Jen McCaffrey of The Springfield Republican reports.

Devers will get the day off against southpaw J.A. Happ after starting 20 straight games at third base and slashing .253/.317/.453 over that span. Eduardo Nunez will take over at the hot corner for the game, batting leadoff.

Anderson will start at third base and bat seventh Monday against the Nationals, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Derek Dietrich had been seeing most of the starts at third base in August, but the Marlins have been using him as a roving infielder so far in September, opening up a fourth consecutive start for Anderson at the hot corner. Anderson has held his own with a .385 on-base percentage in the previous three contests, and could continue to see at least semi-regular work throughout the final month of the season if he keeps it up at the plate.

Asuaje is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

Asuaje will get the day off after starting the last 13 games at the keystone and going 12-for-51 (.235) over that span. Yangervis Solarte will take over at second base for the game, opening up a spot for Erick Aybar to start at shortstop.

Plouffe was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Plouffe will rejoin the big club in time to face his old club, the Twins. He's posted a .227/.357/.273 line over seven games since being dropped to Durham. Given his struggles at the big-league level this season -- he's slashing .204/.274/.325 in 89 games between the A's and Rays -- not much should be expected from Plouffe down the stretch.

Segura went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and three runs in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Athletics.

Segura set the table for Robinson Cano perfectly in this one, coming home on three of his teammate's hits. The 27-year-old is off to a blistering start in September after a lackluster August (.229/.302/.314), going 7-for-13 with three doubles, a home run, two RBI, a pair of stolen bases and six runs over the three-game series against the Athletics to kick off the new month.

Plouffe is expected to rejoin the Rays from Triple-A Durham in the coming days, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The veteran slugger has been with the Bulls since Aug. 26, posting a .227/.357/.273 line with a double and one RBI over seven games. Plouffe has struggled at the big-league level with both the Athletics and Rays this season, so fantasy expectations should be tempered, to say the least.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run during Sunday's loss to Baltimore.

2017 looked like a lost season for Donaldson, but he's now launched 16 bombs through his past 34 games and is up to a .261/.384/.534 slash line for the campaign. It's safe to say that he warrants mention among the elite fantasy bats again.