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Orioles third baseman Manny Machado underwent X-rays on his injured right knee, which came back negative, according to Comcast SportsNet Baltimore. He left the ballpark in crutches as a precaution and is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday.

"Wait for the MRI and that will give us an idea of how long or how many days I'm going to be out," Machado said.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado was diagnosed with a right knee sprain, according to the team's official website. He will be re-evaluated on Tuesday.

"It's been a lot more positive than the way it probably looked," manager Buck Showalter said, per MASN Sports.

Machado slipped and buckled his knee while attempting to come out of the batter's box in the third inning on Monday. He was unable to place any pressure on his leg and helped off the field by teammates and trainers. The 22-year-old is hitting .278 with 12 homers and 32 RBI in 327 at-bats.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado was forced out of Monday's game against the Yankees with an apparent right knee injury.

Machado slipped and his knee buckled as he attempted to come out of the batter's box. He was unable to place any pressure on his leg and helped off the field by teammates and trainers. The 22-year-old had surgery on left knee in October. This injury was to the right knee. The extent of the injury is unknown at this point.

Machado finished 1 for 2 with a double and a run scored before leaving the game. He is hitting .278 with 12 homers and 32 RBI in 327 at-bats.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe has returned to the lineup Monday after missing the Sunday game with a foot ailment.

Plouffe comes back in a 4-for-19 mini-slump that followed a short hot streak. He owns a .249/.322/.405 stat line on the season.

The X-rays on Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe's injured left foot came back negative, according to MLB.com. He is being considered day to day.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe (foot) and outfielder Oswaldo Arcia (back) were held out of the starting lineup Sunday at Oakland due to injuries. Plouffe, who fouled a ball off his foot Saturday night, will get X-rays as a precaution.

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Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado went 2 for 3 with a double, a home run and three RBI in his team's 14-4 loss to the Diamondbacks Saturday.

Arenado doubled in a run in the top of the first inning to put his team on the board, and he added another RBI on a third-inning sacrifice fly to give the Rockies a 3-1 lead. The game got away from Colorado after that, but the third baseman still managed to deliver an eighth-inning solo home run. Arenado has hit .288/.322/.489 with 11 home runs and 46 RBI in 309 at-bats.

Indians rookie shortstop Jose Ramirez not only slammed his first career home run Saturday, but it was a game-winner in Yankee Stadium.

Ramirez blasted off to right for a two-run job in the second inning. He added two singles to push his average up to .205.

The Pirates will experiment with playing Pedro Alvarez at first base for the remainder of the season, manager Clint Hurdle told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Saturday.

Alvarez has been taking grounders at first base, and has agreed to the experiment. He could see time at third base as well, though Gaby Sanchez has also begun taking grounders at third to increase the team's overall versatility.

Alvarez has never appeared at first base in his major-league career, but is making the move to first after racking up a career-high 23 throwing errors in just 105 games.