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Moustakas went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs Saturday against Cleveland.

Through 48 games, Moustakas' 14 home runs and .513 slugging percentage lead the Royals and his 29 RBI rank him second on the team. He's tied for the club lead with 26 runs, too. On the flip side, the 28-year-old's 17 percent strikeout rate is his worst since 2012 -- not to mention a killer in leagues that penalize whiffs.

Longoria (neck) is in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.

Longoria's neck tightened up on him late Friday, leading to his early exit from the game, but it seems the discomfort has largely subsided. The 31-year-old's groundball rate is up significantly from a year ago and that has limited his power production to this point, but Longoria is trending in the right direction after a .272/.333/.456 month of May (.208/.296/.376 in April).

Rendon is out of Saturday's lineup against the A's, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.

He will get the day off after starting 18 of the last 19 games and hitting .317/.427/.683 with five home runs and two steals over that stretch. Stephen Drew draws a rare start at the hot corner, hitting seventh against righty Daniel Mengden.

Plouffe is out of Saturday's lineup against the Nationals, Joe Stiglich of NBC Sports California reports.

This will be his third game off over the past seven contests, as a 5-for-40 cold streak over his last 11 games has understandably cost him at-bats. Ryon Healy will start at third base and hit sixth.

Valencia went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and five RBI in Friday's 12-4 win over the Rays.

Valencia now has three multi-hit efforts over his last five games and has racked up nine of his 25 RBI on the season over that stretch as well. His home run Friday was his first since May 10, but he's now compiled a .370 wOBA, four round trippers and a 39.0 percent hard contact rate since May 2 after hitting just .181 in April.

Arenado went 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Padres.

The outburst broke a 2-for-22 mini-slump by Arenado. His numbers so far are ever-so-slightly down from last season, but he still has a .284/.346/.560 slash line and there's still plenty of baseball left to be played at Coors Field in 2017.

Longoria was removed from Friday's loss to the Mariners in the bottom of the seventh inning with a stiff neck, MLB.com reports.

He lined out in the top of the inning before being lifted for a defensive replacement when the Rays took the field. There's no word yet on the severity of Longoria's injury, so consider him day-to-day heading into Saturday evening's contest.

Rendon went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 13-3 rout of the A's.

The 26-year-old's power surge continues. Over his last 10 games, Rendon is hitting .410/.465/.923 with five doubles, five homers, nine runs and 12 RBI, and he's on pace for career highs in all three slash categories as well as homers and RBI.

Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo homers Friday against the Yankees.

Donaldson got the Blue Jays on the board in the first inning before adding an insurance run in the sixth inning of a home victory. Although he has fewer than 60 at-bats on the season, he hasn't disappointed when on the field, as evidenced by his elite .296/.377/.648 slash line to go with five homers.

Machado went 1-for-4 with a solo homer Friday against the Red Sox.

Machado blasted his 11th homer of the campaign to extend a first-inning lead on the way to the Orioles notching a home victory. He left the yard for just the second time since May 11, and his nightmare season continues, as he's posting an anemic .707 OPS.