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Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe had four hits, including a homer, in Tuesday's extra-inning game at Houston. Plouffe went deep in the third inning for his 14th of the year.

Plouffe went 4 for 6 in the game with the two-run homer. He drove in two runs and is batting .245 on the year. The 27-year-old has hit in 10 of his last 11 games and has homered in back-to-back contests for Minnesota.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado doubled and went 2 for 5 Monday during a 10-8 loss to the Dodgers.

Arenado drove in his 47th run of the seaon and also scored a run for the Rockies in the loss. He's batting .271 on the season.

The 22-year-old has gone 13 for 39 (.333) over his last 10 games with a homer, four doubles, five RBI and eight runs scored.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe homered and recorded three hits Monday during a 10-6 win at Houston. Plouffe went deep for the 13th time in the second inning for a solo shot. 

Plouffe finished the game 3 for 3 with a walk and the one RBI. He was caught stealing for the first time on the year and is batting .239 for the Twins. 

The 27-year-old Plouffe has gone 9 for 23 (.391) over a seven-game hitting streak. He has two doubles, a homer and the one RBI over that stretch. 

Phillies third baseman Cody Asche returned to the lineup from a hamstring injury Sunday against the Cubs. Asche went hitless in four at-bats in the return and is hitting .244/.299/.400.

The Indians made five promotions to the roster as part of September callups Sunday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Added to the roster for the stretch run were right-handed pitchers Preston Guilmet and Blake Wood and lefty Nick Hagadone. The Tribe also purchased the contracts of catcher Kelly Shoppach and infielder Jose Ramirez from Columbus and Double-A Akron, respectively.

The 20-year-old Ramirez hit .272 over 113 games for Akron this season with 38 stolen bases. All of the relievers spent some time up in the majors this season, except for Wood, who last pitched in the big leagues in 2011 with the Royals.

Phillies third baseman Cody Asche is expected to return to the lineup from a hamstring injury Sunday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Asche did not play Saturday, but manager Ryne Sandberg said he likely would have played if the Philles were not facing Cubs left-hander Chris Rusin. Asche, a left-handed hitter, owns a .256/.312/.419 line on the season.

Phillies third baseman Cody Asche is not in the team's starting lineup Friday against the Cubs.

Asche left Wednesday's game with a hamstring injury, but hasn't been able to return. He's considered day-to-day, and could be available to pinch hit. Asche is hitting .256 in 86 at-bats. 

Evan Longoria was held hitless for the fourth straight game, as he went 0 for 4 with a strikeout in the Rays' loss to the Angels on Thursday.

Longoria's batting average fell to .267.

Phillies infielder Cody Asche is not in the team's starting lineup Thursday.

Asche left Wednesday's game with a hamstring injury. He's considered day-to-day, and could be available to pinch hit. Asche is hitting .256 in 86 at-bats. 

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson was part of a barrage of 21 Oakland hits in his team's 14-4 win over the Tigers Wednesday, going 3 for 4 with one double, two RBI and two runs.

It was the seventh time this season Donaldson had at least three hits in a game, but the first time he accomplished the feat in August. He owns a .295/.372/.479 line with 19 home runs and 77 RBI as he contnues to play an integral role in the A's offense.