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Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Tigers.

If the veteran third baseman is on the trade block, he's doing everything he can to enhance his value. Donaldson is slashing .297/.413/.568 over his last 11 games with three of his 16 homers on the year, and with Jose Miranda banging loudly on the door with a 1.051 OPS at Triple-A, the Twins have every incentive to clear space at the hot corner by moving Donaldson.

Bregman (quadriceps) started at third base and went 0-for-2 with a walk for Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday.

Bregman kicked off his rehab assignment Monday by playing five innings and getting three plate appearances. There had been some hope that he could return during the Astros' current road trip, but Bregman is expected to stay on rehab for another week to 10 days.

Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-4 win over Toronto.

The third baseman went deep for the fifth time in his last eight games. Devers has maintained an excellent .281/.354/.581 slash line with 27 homers, 81 RBI, 67 runs scored and three stolen bases in 410 plate appearances. He's now five homers shy of matching his career-high 32 from the 2019 season.

Angels manager Joe Maddon said Monday that Rendon (hamstring) is still on the mend and won't be ready to begin a minor-league rehab assignment this week, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Rendon suffered a setback earlier in the month, and it would appear he's still at least a couple of weeks away from activation, especially since he'll require a rehab stint beforehand. He hasn't seen the field since July 4 due to a left hamstring strain.

Miranda went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBI against Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.

He's now hitting a spectacular .337/.398/.653 across 24 games with the Triple-A club -- even better numbers than what he put up in Double-A. Miranda has racked up 21 homers, 60 RBI and 60 runs in 71 games across the two levels he's seen this year, and he's managed to do so while striking out just 43 times. If not for the presence (and contract) of Josh Donaldson, Miranda might be in the majors already. As it stands, he appears poised to keep terrorizing Triple-A pitching until the Twins are ready to call him up.

The White Sox optioned Burger to Triple-A Charlotte on Monday.

Since receiving his first big-league call-up July 2, Burger had been seeing semi-regular at-bats as a third baseman and designated hitter. He appeared in 15 games, going 10-for-38 (.263 average) with a home run and three RBI across 42 plate appearances. Playing time was about to become more elusive for Burger with the White Sox welcoming back Eloy Jimenez (pectoral) from the 60-day injured list Monday, so the rookie will head back to Charlotte in order to play on an everyday basis.

Jung has a five-game hit and RBI streak going at Double-A Frisco, a span in which he's gone 9-for-20 (.450) with two homers, two doubles, seven RBI and a 2:2 BB:K.

This hot stretch has lifted his season OPS back over the .900 mark to .906. A foot injury caused Jung to miss the beginning of the minor-league season, but he's pushed past that setback in impressive fashion. His power output looks great, his strikeout rate is trim, and he generally looks ready to move on up in the organization. Look for the Rangers to give him some exposure to Triple-A next month ahead of a probable September call-up. It's about time for fantasy managers to make sure they know that Jung is pronounced like "Young."

Toro went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.

Toro cranked a two-run blast in the fifth inning off Dennis Santana. It ended up being the difference maker to win the game. Despite the home run Sunday, he has struggled in July batting .175 in 57 at-bats. On the season, he is slashing .208/.280/.358 with five long balls, 19 RBI, 16 runs and three steals in 118 plate appearances.

Urshela (illness) went 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a walk in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Urshela had been out of the lineup since July 16 due to a positive test for COVID-19. He was reasonably productive in his return to the lineup, putting the Yankees ahead 2-0 with his fourth-inning RBI single. The third baseman is slashing .275/.318/.440 with 11 home runs, 39 RBI, 30 runs scored and a stolen base through 318 plate appearances.

Burger remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

The lack of the designated hitter being available for the three-game series in Milwaukee has hurt Burger, who will go without a start on the weekend. The rookie should slot back into at least a part-time role during the upcoming week, when the White Sox kick off a seven-game slate versus a pair of American League opponents (Kansas City and Cleveland).