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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.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas missed a third straight start Thursday against the Tigers due to a hamstring injury.

Moustakas is batting .333 (23 for 69) with five home runs, nine doubles, 19 RBI, 10 runs, nine walks and seven strikeouts in his last 19 games.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria hit two home runs during his team's loss to the Orioles on Wednesday.

Longoria went 2 for 5 with three RBI.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas remains out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's matchup with the Tigers. Moustakas will miss his second straight game due to a pulled hamstring.

Cheslor Cuthbert will handle the hot corner on Wednesday with Moustakas on the shelf. 

Manager Ned Yost said Moustakas is able to pinch hit, but likely won't start Thursday's game, according to MLB.com.

A hamstring pull has Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas sidelined, but Ned Yost is hopeful he can return to action as early as Wednesday, per the Kansas City Star.

Moustakas has been on a roll lately with four multi-hit efforts in his last six games. His slash line on the year of .283/.349/.448 represents career-bests across the board.

Athletics rookie right-hander Aaron Brooks has been called up and will start Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks. Brooks has made four appearances (three starts) since coming over from the Royals in a deal right before the July 31 trade deadline.

His last start came back on August 12, when he was rocked for eight runs over 1 2/3 innings. He pitched in relief two days later and was then sent down to Triple-A. 

To clear room on the roster, infielder Max Muncy was optioned to Triple-A Nashville.

Twins shortstop Eduardo Escobar provided some surprising pop Wednesday, blasting two home runs in his team's victory over the Rays.

Escobar, who entered the game with five homers on the season, hit his first in the sixth inning, a 418-foot shot to right. He followed that up with another home run to right in the eighth to provide a key insurance run. 

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas went 3 for 5 with three extra-base hits in Sunday's win over Boston. 

Moustakas homered for the second time in three games and added two doubles. He drove in a season-high four runs on the game. 

Moustakas' eight total bases were the most since he also had eight in a four-hit game on May 15. 

Athletics third baseman Danny Valencia is back in the lineup and hitting cleanup Sunday despite a nagging hamstring injury, per MLB.com. 

Valencia said that while he was not 100 percent, he felt good enough to play in the series finale. 

"He's got some tendinitis. It's something we're just going to have to deal with," Athletics manager Bob Melvin said. 

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson continued his bid towards the American League MVP award, as he went 4 for 5 with three runs scored and a career-high six RBI in the 15-3 beatdown of the Angels.

Donaldson got the scoring started for the Blue Jays on Saturday, as he blasted a three-run home run in the third inning. It was his 32nd homer of the year. In the fourth, he added a two-run single before ripping an RBI double in the fifth inning.

He is now hitting .351 (13 for 37) with three home runs and 17 RBI over his last 10 ballgames.