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Easily the best season for Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas now has easily his best game.

Moustakas singled in two runs in the sixth inning to whet his appetite, blasted a grand slam in the seventh and put the cherry on top with a three-run dinger in the ninth to set a franchise record with nine RBI in a game.

The huge performance lifts his slugging percentage to .460, its highest point since June 29.

Third baseman Trevor Plouffe gave the Twins a pair of leads aginst the White Sox on Friday. Plouffe went 3 for 5 with three RBI, two runs scored and two home runs, as the Twins beat the White Sox 6-2.

Plouffe blasted a solo shot in the fourth inning to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. Then, with the score tied 2-2, he launched another solo homer in the eighth inning to put the Twins back on top for good.

Plouffe's first multi-home run game of the season gives him a total of 20 big flies on the season.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado increased his home run lead, as he cranked out a solo shot in the first inning of Thursday's 4-3 win over the Padres. 

Arenado is on some kind of tear right now. He has homered in two of his last three games, and has eight longballs in 11 games this month. And it's not just a power display for the stud third baseman. He's batting .432 with three doubles so far in September.

Shortstop Eduardo Escobar batted ninth for the Twins in Kansas City on Monday night. He didn't hit like he belonged there.

In fact, he hasn't hit like he belongs there for quite some time.

Escobar remained hot with a 3-for-3 performance that a double and RBI singles in the sixth and seventh innings. He added a walk as he reached base in all four plate appearances.

He is batting .394 (26-for-66) over his last 18 games with 14 RBI and 19 runs.

Rockies slugger Nolan Arenado has been taken out of the Monday game against the host Padres with a chest contusion, per the San Diego Union-Tribune, which is awaiting the results of x-rays.

Arenado was removed in the eighth inning, which allowed him to remain in long enough to slam an RBI double and score a run.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas was back in Sunday's lineup against the White Sox, reports The Kansas City Star. Moustakas will hit third and play third base.

A hamstring injury had prevented Moustakas from playing in the last few games.

After leaving Saturday's game due to a bruised forearm, Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was back in the lineup Sunday, reports The Tampa Tribune. Longoria will hit third and play third base.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado kept his hot swinging alive on Saturday, as he homered for the sixth consecutive game. He blasted a two-run shot off Jake Peavy in the sixth inning, but it was not enough to avoid the 7-3 loss to the Giants.

Arenado is now tied with teammate Carlos Gonzalez for the National League lead in home runs with 36. He has also recorded at least one RBI in eight straight ballgames, and he's batting a ridiculous .457 over that stretch.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria had to leave Saturday's game after sustaining a bruised right forearm, reports Fox Sports.

Longoria was 0 for 1 with one walk before leaving. He is considered day to day.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is again out of the lineup Friday against the White Sox with a hamstring ailment.

Moustakas has been absent four straight games after posting five multi-hit efforts in his previous nine games.