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Peterson is out of Sunday's lineup versus San Francisco.

Gordon Beckham will start at second base and hit seventh while Peterson heads to the bench. The club has a day off Monday, so look for Peterson to return to action Tuesday when the Braves host the Padres.

Muncy is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals, MLB.com's Jane Lee reports.

Lefty Jaime Garcia will be taking the mound for St. Louis on Sunday, so the A's will use a lineup almost entirely void of left-handed bats. Muncy will head to the bench as a result, giving way to Chad Pinder after making five straight starts.

Escobar is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Escobar will return to the bench after drawing four straight starts in the Minnesota infield. In his place, Trevor Plouffe will start at third base, while Jorge Polanco gets the nod at shortstop.

Alvarez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Alvarez will take a seat for a regular day off Sunday, as left-hander CC Sabathia is set to take the mound for the opposing Yankees. Mark Trumbo will take over as the designated hitter for the afternoon matchup.

Bregman went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, two run homer, walk and two runs in Saturday's 6-2 victory over the Rays.

The rookie extended the Astros' lead to 4-0 in the third with a 341-foot shot to left that drove home George Springer, and followed with a run-scoring hit to center in the next frame that brought in Marwin Gonzalez. Bregman now has hits in five straight and 10 of his last 11, bringing his improving season line up to .242/.301/.435 after a slow start.

LeMahieu (wrist) went 3-for-5 with a run in Saturday's 9-4 extra-inning victory over the Nationals.

After missing the prior three games with wrist inflammation, LeMahieu made an encouraging return to the lineup. The 28-year-old has had a jaw-dropping August, with 11 multi-hit efforts, four homers and 13 RBI. He's also now hitting .469 (38-for-81) during the month, bringing his season average to a stellar .347.

Donaldson went 1-for-2 with a two-RBI single, two walks and a run in Saturday's 8-7 victory over the Twins.

The power-hitting third baseman stayed hot on a day in which he reached three times and drove in a pair of key runs with a seventh-inning single. Donaldson now has a six-game hitting streak, with two homers and six RBI over that span.

Plouffe went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and two runs in Saturday's 8-7 loss to the Blue Jays.

He went deep for the second straight game after not having hit a homer since July 1 prior to yesterday's blast. Plouffe's 360-foot blast to right in the seventh plated Max Kepler and extended the Twins' lead to 7-3 at the time. The 30-year-old has now reached safely in four straight and tallied six RBI over the last contests.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, three RBI overall and a walk in Friday's 15-8 victory over the Twins.

Donaldson has now gone deep in consecutive games and has hit the 30-homer mark in consecutive seasons. He's also hit safely in five straight and has four RBI in the last two contests.

Plouffe went 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, solo homer and a walk in Friday's 15-8 loss to the Blue Jays.

The veteran slugger opened the scoring with a 409-foot solo shot in the first, before adding a third-inning sacrifice fly that brought home Kurt Suzuki. The round-tripper was Plouffe's first since July 1, the game before he went on an extended DL stint with a rib injury.