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Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson continued his strong play Wednesday against the Yankees, as he put together his fifth multi-hit effort in nine games in a 7-4 win.

Donaldson went 3 for 5 in the game, with a solo home run. He added a pair of runs scored, increasing his American League lead to 50. He is now hitting .284/.375/.552 with 16 home runs and 49 RBI in 58 games. 

Nationals infielder Anthony Rendon homered again Wednesday, also going 3 for 5 with three RBI in his team's 8-4 win over the Phillies.

Rendon has knocked a home run in three of his last four games while posting multi-hit performances in three of his last five games. He has hit .270/.325/.460 with eight home runs, 32 RBI and three stolen bases in 226 at-bats.

The Padres have optioned Tuesday night spot starter Jesse Hahn to Double-A San Antonio and recalled infielder Jace Peterson from Triple-A El Paso.

Hahn proved unimpressive in his first major league start. He yielded four earned runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings in taking the loss against Pittsburgh.

Peterson is in the starting lineup for the Wednesday night game against the same Pirates. He will play second base in place of the struggling Jedd Gyorko.

Phillies third baseman Cody Asche is eligible to return from the disabled list Saturday - but he won't. He has not fully recovered from a left hamstring injury, per the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez remained hot Tuesday night in San Diego with a two-run homer in the fourth inning that concluded the scoring in a 4-1 win.

Alvarez has 10 hits in his last 29 at-bats with two homers and six RBI. He has sweentened his stat line to .227/.309/.403.

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez made his presence felt at the plate Sunday night, driving in three runs in his team's 5-3 win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles. 

Alvarez singled in two runs in the opening frame and singled in another run in the sixth inning. He finished 2 for 3 with three RBI. He is hitting .223 with 10 homers and 31 RBI in 202 at-bats.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado hit his first career grand slam, leading his team past the Astros in Houston, 9-4 on Sunday.

Machado took starter Scott Feldman deep for the home run in the sixth inning. He added a double in the second and finished the game 2 for 4 with two runs scored and four RBI. He is hitting .230 with three homers and nine RBI in 113 at-bats.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe hit his 20th double in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Yankees. Plouffe finished 2 for 4 with an RBI, giving him 34 this season. He's hitting .254/.332/.431 in 209 at-bats.

Royals infielder Danny Valencia has been placed on the disabled list Sunday.

Valencia is dealing with a hand/wrist injury. He'll be replaced on the active roster with Mike Moustakas. Valencia is hitting .246 in 69 at-bats.

The only negative for Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon on Saturday was that his consecutive hit streak ended at six when he struck out in the eighth. Other than that, he was sensational.

Rendon slammed a solo homer in the first, singled and scored in the second, singled in the fourth and singled and scored in the sixth as his team blasted Texas. Rendon, who hadn't homered since May 5, has nine hits in his last six games.