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Perez went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Diamondbacks.

Perez picked up a trio of hits, most notably a bases-clearing double in the 10th inning. The veteran slugger has been much better in the second half, slashing .272/.323/.474 with eight homers, 34 RBI and 17 runs in 46 games since the All-Star break. Overall, he's hitting .230/.274/.387 with 19 homers, 71 RBI and 48 runs across 135 contests.

Ballesteros went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Red Sox.

Ballesteros accounted for three of the Angels' six hits in this game while recording the first three-hit performance of his major-league career. He broke up Boston's shutout with his eighth homer of the season off Wyatt Olds in the sixth and finished just a triple shy of the cycle. The rookie slugger, a deadline addition via trade with the Cubs, is hitting .246 with a .675 OPS in his last 15 games.

Grichuk went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in a 10-1 win Sunday versus the Twins.

Grichuk muscled a solo homer in the eighth inning and poked an RBI single in the sixth. The 35-year-old came on in the fifth as a pinch hitter for Andrew Benintendi. The long ball off Garrett Acton was only Grichuk's third against a righty this season, as he has mostly platooned against lefties, posting a .974 OPS in that split.

Ward is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Following the recent promotion of Lazaro Montes (hip) to the big leagues, Ward appears to have faded into a short-side platoon role. Each of Ward's last four starts have come against left-handed pitching, and the Mariners have kept him on the bench for three consecutive matchups with righties. Since being acquired from the Orioles on Aug. 3, Ward has slashed just .105/.200/.132 with one extra-base hit (a triple) and a 28.2 percent strikeout rate.

Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

The left-handed-hitting Pederson will take a seat for the second time in the series while the Rays send another lefty starter (Ian Seymour) to the bump. Logan O'Hoppe will enter the starting nine in place of Pederson as the Rangers' designated hitter.

Springer isn't in the starting lineup against Kansas City on Sunday.

Springer will get at least a partial day off for the second time over Toronto's past four games. He's scuffled a bit to start September, going 2-for-17 through four games, but he has three RBI during that span. Vladimir Guerrero is getting a day off his feet as the Blue Jays' DH in the series finale versus the Royals.

The White Sox placed Pham on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a left calf strain.

Pham joined Chicago on Aug. 31 in a trade with Philadelphia and logged just one plate appearance with his new club before getting hurt. Catcher Edgar Quero was recalled from Triple-a Charlotte on Sunday to take Pham's spot on the 28-man active roster.

Rice went 3-for-3 with two walks and two runs Saturday in a 5-1 victory versus the Padres.

Rice was impactful out of the cleanup spot, reaching base in all five of his plate appearances and scoring two of the Yankees' five runs. The All-Star slugger has been swinging a hot bat of late, notching multiple hits in seven of his past 12 contests and batting .388 with two homers, 10 runs and eight RBI over that span. Rice has been a breakout performer for the Yankees this year, leading the team in homers (36), runs (89) and RBI (88), with Aaron Judge (ribs) playing in just 59 games so far.

Bell went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk during a 4-1 loss to the White Sox on Friday.

Bell scored the lone Twins run Friday with a solo shot in the ninth inning off Grant Taylor. The long ball broke a drought of 12 straight games without a blast. Over his last 30 games, Bell is slashing .304/.380/.473 with five homers and 21 RBI in 125 plate appearances.

Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 3-1 victory over the Diamondbacks.

Alvarez was the only Houston player to record multiple hits. He hit a single in the third inning, advanced to third on Isaac Paredes' RBI double and later scored on Jose Altuve's sacrifice fly. Alvarez added another single in the fifth. He's posting pedestrian numbers of late, hitting .242 with a .745 OPS over his last 10 games, but he remains the most dangerous hitter in the Astros' lineup by a wide margin.