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Arenado homered and drove in two runs in a 2-for-4 game in Monday's win over the Rangers.

Arenado already has four home runs and 10 RBI in just seven games in August, not to mention a 5:3 BB:K. His 30 home runs continues to top the National League, and only Edwin Encarnacion and Mark Trumbo with 31 each have him bested in the junior circuit.

Plouffe (ribs) is back in the lineup Monday against the Astros.

As expected, Plouffe has been activated from the disabled list and will return to the lineup for the first time in more than a month. The veteran, who was dealing with a cracked rib, recently completed a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester, which included playing at both first base and third base over the weekend. He'll start at third base and bat fifth in the order behind cleanup man Miguel Sano on Monday.

Arenado finished 3-for-3 with two home runs, a double, five RBI and a walk in Sunday's loss to the Marlins.

Nobody else in the Rockies lineup managed more than one hit, but the club still had a chance to win because of Arenado, who launched home runs in the fourth and fifth innings before doubling in another run in the seventh. Arenado now leads the National League with 29 home runs and 87 RBI, and he sits second with 80 runs scored this season.

Segura went 2-for-5 and tallied his 19th steal of the season in Sunday's win over the Brewers.

Segura also went 2-for-5 on Saturday while collecting his 10th home run of the season. On the heels of disappointing 2014 and 2015 seasons, Segura has been electric since his move to Arizona this year. His slash line is now up to .309/.357/.455, rates which would all be career bests for the 26-year-old.

Machado homered in three straight at-bats during the first three innings of Sunday's 10-2 thrashing of the White Sox.

He went 0-for-3 the rest of the day, but that may have simply been an act of mercy on Machado's part. His seven RBI set a new single-game career high while he became just the second player in MLB history to hit home runs in each of the first three innings of a game, the first being Carl Reynolds of the White Sox back in 1930.

Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Yankees.

That extends his hitting streak to 12 games, during which Ramirez has eight multi-hit performances to push his slash line on the season to .302/.360/.428. The steal was also his 12th of the year as he continues to extend his new career highs in almost every fantasy category.

Muncy will start at second base and bat second in the order Sunday against the Cubs.

Muncy will be making his third start in four games at the keystone, suggesting that he might be viewed as the team's primary option at that position while Jed Lowrie (foot) remains on the DL. There's little reason to go out and grab Muncy, since he's sitting on a .240 average with one homer, three RBI and four runs over 58 plate appearances this season.

Reynolds will start at shortstop and hit ninth in the order Sunday against the Tigers, ESPN.com's Adam Rubin reports.

Reynolds will be making his sixth start at shortstop in seven games since his Aug. 1 promotion, so it appears he'll act as the everyday option at the position while Asdrubal Cabrera (knee) and Jose Reyes (ribs) are on the DL. The 25-year-old homered in his first game after the call-up, but has since gone 1-for-14 over his last four starts.

Escobar is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rays, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Following Eduardo Nunez's trade to the Giants, Escobar has taken over as the Twins' primary shortstop, starting 10 straight games prior to Sunday's day off. He's gone 0-for-11 over the last three contests, so sitting out could give Escobar a chance to recharge. Jorge Polanco will cover shortstop for Escobar.

Longoria went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Saturday's 7-3 victory over the Twins.

Longoria blasted a 383-foot shot in the third off Jose Berrios, his first round-tripper since July 27. The veteran third baseman is only slashing .190/.250/.381 in 21 August at-bats, but his 24 homers represent his best figure in that category since 2013.