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Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a walk and the Tribe's lone RBI in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Detroit.

A sacrifice fly in the sixth inning pushed Ramirez into a tie for the AL lead with 13 RBI. Although the Indians dropped their second straight home series, Ramirez made the most of his three-game set versus Detroit. He went 7-for-11 with seven RBI and scored four times while raising his average 79 points over the weekend. Ramirez is keeping up last year's high-end production, as he's now hitting .349/.412/.628 through 43 at-bats over the club's first 12 games.

Valencia went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Rangers.

Valencia brought the Mariners within one with a run-scoring two-bagger in the sixth that plated Kyle Seager, his second straight game with an extra-base hit. The modest accomplishment is nevertheless notable in Valencia's case, considering how extensive his struggles at the plate have been thus far this season. The veteran infielder is still hitting just .174, but the pop he's demonstrated in the last two games could be a sign that his bat is finally starting to come around.

Rendon went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

The third baseman now has six hits, including two doubles, and three RBI in his last four games. Rendon had a quiet first week of the season, but he should quickly be able to make up for lost time.

Arenado went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over San Francisco.

Arenado is now slashing .327/.397/.654 in 58 plate appearances with four home runs and eight RBI. He would have more RBI if not for the fact that his four dingers were of the solo variety. Regardless, Arenado is one of the best young hitters in the game and has posted 40-plus homer seasons each of the last two years. More often than not, he'll stuff the stat sheet as he did Sunday.

Valencia went 1-for-4 with at triple in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Rangers.

Valencia blasted only his second extra-base hit of the season off Rangers starter Andrew Cashner, but his average still sits under the Mendoza Line at .196. The veteran infielder has been particularly valued for his ability to punish southpaws throughout his career, but he's been inept against either handedness thus far this season while in an everyday role at first base. The 32-year-old has also yet to go deep in 2017 despite having hit a combined 35 home runs in part-time duty with the Athletics and Blue Jays the last two seasons. Despite the forgettable start to the season, Valencia's established track record, which includes a career .269 average, would seem to indicate that a bounce-back is eventually in the cards.

Plouffe went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Saturday's 10-6 loss to the Astros.

Plouffe launched a monster 432-foot shot left in the fifth, the first of two round-trippers in the frame for the A's. Both of the veteran third baseman's homers on the season have come in the last two games, and he notably operated out of the two-hole Saturday. He's now hit safely in four straight, and five of his last six overall.

Asche is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

White Sox manager Rick Renteria is rolling out an exclusively right-handed lineup Sunday to counter Twins southpaw Hector Santiago, leaving no room for the lefty-hitting Asche. The absence of Asche allows Yolmer Sanchez to pick up a rare start at designated hitter.

Moustakas is out of the lineup Sunday against the Angels.

Moustakas has started six games in a row, so it was likely time for a routine maintenance day. Cheslor Cuthbert will man the hot corner in his stead.

Ramirez went 4-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three runs and six RBI Saturday against the Tigers.

Ramirez blasted a three-run homer in the first inning, but it was his second three-run blast in the eighth inning that put the game out of reach for the Indians in a winning effort. After a bit of a slow start to begin the season, he's now collected nine hits over his last three games to raise his batting average to .341, and he's quickly resembling the breakout player we saw in 2016.

Arenado went 3-for-5 with a double and a solo homer Saturday against the Giants.

Arenado's fourth blast of the season came in the first inning and would be all the run support the team would need in a shutout victory.