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Robinson went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Royals.

Robinson has just four hits in six career games, but three of those have left the yard. The versatile fielder has already appeared at second base, third base and left field, and manager Jeff Banister has gone on the record with saying that he wants to find room in the lineup for Robinson against right-handed pitching. The 25-year-old rookie has certainly done his part so far to earn extra at-bats, and the ongoing struggles of Joey Gallo, who was on the bench Sunday for a second straight game, should only further help his cause.

Valencia went 2-for-5 with a double and a three-run home run Sunday against the White Sox.

Valencia's game-tying long ball in the top of the fifth provided his first RBI since a July 6 three-run shot against the Athletics. He's just five short of last season's 51 RBI in 46 fewer games played, as moving from Oakland's subpar lineup to a more dangerous Seattle unit has paid dividends for Valencia's counting stats. The veteran slugger's .271/.331/.428 line is actually inferior to his 2016 output of .287/.346/.446, yet he's providing more fantasy value this year.

Chapman went 3-for-3 with a double, two solo home runs and three runs in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Indians.

The rookie broke through in the long-ball department at the big-league level in spectacular fashion, launching his first two career round trippers at particularly timely junctures. His 409-foot shot in the third opened the scoring on the night, while his 455-foot blast in the eighth knotted the score at 3-3. Chapman has started the second half wielding a hot bat, as he also roped a triple in three at-bats on Friday. Given the absence of playoff prospects in Oakland, the 24-year-old is likely to continue getting seasoning at the big-league level for the remainder of the campaign.

Devers went 4-for-4 with a double, home run, two RBI and two runs scored Saturday in his first game since being promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket.

Devers has been a hot topic in Boston as the Red Sox continue to get by with Deven Marrero and Tzu-Wei Lin at the hot corner. The Red Sox prefer that Devers be allowed to get some Triple-A at-bats under him before bringing him up to Boston. Additionally, there have been recent reports of the Red Sox's interest in acquiring third baseman Todd Frazier from the White Sox. If that happens, you can write off Devers making his MLB debut until September's roster expansion.

Rendon went 2-for-2 with two home runs and six RBI during Saturday's win over Cincinnati.

Rendon has been on a prolonged offensive tear and is now up to 18 homers, 61 RBI and 48 runs with a .315/.420/.582 slash line for the campaign. He's posting high-end numbers and doesn't project to slow down considerably anytime soon. Being attached to a potent lineup will also help Rendon's fantasy floor remain high.

Asuaje started at second and batted second Friday, going 1-for-4 with a double and a walk in a loss to the Giants.

With Yangervis Solarte (oblique) still on the disabled list following the All-Star break, Asuaje will continue to see regular playing time at the keystone until the former makes his expected return later this month. While he doesn't bring much pop or speed to the table, the 25-year-old could temporarily gain deep-league value if he and his .298 batting average continue to bat second in the order.

Longoria went 2-for-4 with a double and solo homer in Friday's 2-1 extra-inning victory over the Angels.

Longoria got his second half of the season off to a fine start with a 418-foot shot to left-center in the first off Ricky Nolasco and added his 23rd double later in the contest. The veteran third baseman extended his hitting streak to seven games and is now slashing .324/.316/.500 over the first nine games of July.

Manager Buck Showalter said he wants to keep Machado hitting second in the batting order, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

The third baseman spent most of the first half (238 at-bats) hitting third, but batted just .214 with a .704 OPS from there. Since moving to second, Machado is hitting .281 with an .861 OPS over 96 at-bats. Although RBI opportunities might drop off a bit, hitting second should provide him with more run-scoring chances, and he certainly seems more productive hitting second, which is the most important thing.

Anderson was promoted to Triple-A New Orleans on Saturday.

Anderson has impressed all season for Double-A Jacksonville, hitting .251/.341/.450 with 14 home runs and 55 RBI through 87 games. He stole the show in front of Miami fans at the All-Star Futures Game last Sunday, going 2-for-4 with a double during Team USA's win. The 24-year-old will make his first trip to Triple-A and could be a viable candidate to join the big-league team at some point next season - if not sooner - if he continues to improve.

Rendon went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Friday's win over the Reds.

His All-Star snub didn't seem to affect him in the first game after the break, as Rendon extended his current hitting streak to eight games and boosted his slash line on the year to .308/.411/.557.