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Alvarez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Astros, Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun reports.

With lefty Dallas Keuchel on the hill for the opposing Astros, Alvarez will sit in favor of Mark Trumbo at the DH spot. Alvarez hasn't started against a left-hander since July 30.

Rendon is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves.

Rendon continued his second-half surge Saturday with four hits in five at-bats, but he started every game for over a month, so manager Dusty Baker decided it was time for Rendon's first day off since July 19. Wilmer Difo will man the hot corner in Rendon's place.

Donaldson (thumb) is back in the lineup Sunday against the Indians, Sportsnet's Barry Davis reports.

Donaldson had been held out of action for back-to-back games, but he'll return to third base and bat second in the order for Sunday's series finale. It's been a slow month for Donaldson, as a .727 OPS is a step back by his standards, but he'll look to get back on track Sunday against Corey Kluber and the Tribe.

Moncada returned to action for Double-A Portland on Saturday after missing five days because of a sprained right ankle. He went 0-for-5 on Saturday while getting his second start of the season at third base.

Boston's top prospect had returned from the ankle injury prior to this recent idle stretch, only to aggravate the injury after just two games. Perhaps he came back a bit too early. At any rate, he'll continue to get reps at third base with the Sea Dogs and further work on his transition to that position in the Arizona Fall League. It's unlikely the Red Sox will be bringing him to Boston during the final weeks of the 2016 season.

Donaldson (thumb) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Indians.

The Blue Jays will be getting Troy Tulowitzki back in the lineup Saturday, but they'll still be missing their best player as Donaldson remains out with a thumb injury. He suffered the jammed thumb in Wednesday's contest and although he's not expected to miss significant time, he will sit out for a second consecutive game. Per Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com, Donaldson is expected to return to the lineup Sunday.

Machado went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Friday's 15-8 loss to the Astros.

The All-Star blasted his 28th homer of the season in the opening frame, an inning that saw the Orioles tally four round-trippers overall. Machado has homers in back-to-back contests and has hit safely in eight of his last nine games. The recent success has helped get his August slash line to .306/.320/.625 over 72 at-bats.

Bregman went 3-for-5 with two RBI and three runs in a 15-8 victory over the Orioles on Friday.

The rookie exploded for the best game of his major league career to date and has now hit safely in 12 of his last 13 contests. Bregman also has multihit efforts in three of his last four games, hitting .444 (8-for-18) with two homers and six RBI over that span.

Donaldson (thumb) is out of the lineup Friday against the Indians, Sportsnet's Barry Davis reports.

X-rays were negative after Donaldson jammed his thumb Wednesday and the expectation is that the reigning AL MVP will not miss much time. Darwin Barney will fill in for Donaldson at third base with Michael Saunders batting second against right-hander Trevor Bauer.

Duffy (Achilles) is back in the lineup Friday against the Rangers, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays were adamant that Duffy's setback was minor and it appears that was indeed the case, as the 25-year-old's set to return after just a one-game absence. Duffy has hit safely in all five games he's played with Tampa Bay since coming over from San Francisco, although not one of his seven hits with the Rays has gone for extra bases.

Peterson is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.

Peterson went 0-for-9 over the last four games he played in, so manager Brian Snitker decided to hold him out of Friday's lineup. Gordon Beckham will man the keystone for the Braves on Friday night.