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Rendon was diagnosed with a contusion after X-rays on his injured left knee returned negative following Monday's 7-3 loss to the Rays, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Rendon went 1-for-3 with a solo home run before he departed in the eighth inning after fouling a ball off his leg. Though he required assistance off the field, Rendon was fortunate to avoid structural damage to the knee. The Angels are currently labeling Rendon as day-to-day and could send him for more tests, so his availability for Tuesday's game would seem to be in doubt.

Rendon (knee) went 1-for-3 with a solo homer before leaving Monday's game against the Rays.

Rendon went deep off Tyler Glasnow in the sixth inning but was helped off the field after fouling a ball off his knee in the eighth. He has two homers and eight RBI during his current five-game hitting streak. The 30-year-old will be questionable for Tuesday's contest against Tampa Bay.

Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Monday's 6-5 victory over the Rangers.

Donaldson helped his club build an early lead, driving in a run in the bottom of the third inning on a double to left field. He's now registered three doubles and two RBI in his last two contests, raising his batting average to .283 through 16 games in 2021.

Ramirez went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, a pair of walks and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 5-0 win over the White Sox.

Ramirez got on base in a variety of ways Sunday. His best moment came in the seventh inning when he took Chicago reliever Codi Heuer deep for a two-run homer. Ramirez is slashing .280/.367/.602 with eight home runs, 17 RBI, 16 runs scored and four stolen bases across 109 plate appearances this season. The third baseman has homered four times in his last six games.

Urias will start at second base and bat ninth Sunday against the Athletics, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Urias will remain in the starting nine for the fourth game in a row. The first two of those turns came at shortstop for the injured Freddy Galvis, but he'll get the nod at second base for the second day in a row with the Athletics bringing a lefty (Sean Manaea) to the mound. Since Galvis is healthy again and Rio Ruiz appears locked in as the strong-side platoon option at the keystone, Urias' path to regular playing time still appears blocked.

Rendon went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two total runs scored and four total RBI in a 10-5 win over Seattle on Saturday.

Rendon contributed mightily to a big day by the Angels' offense, finishing with three hits for the first time this season. He knocked in a pair of runs with a second-inning double and later accounted for the team's final tallies with a two-run homer to left field in the fourth frame. The big game pushed Rendon's slash line to .269/.339/.423 overall. He has two homers and 10 RBI.

Candelario went 3-for-4 with a solo home run during Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Yankees.

The 27-year-old delivered his third three-hit game of the season and went deep for the first time since April 10. Candelario has a .279/.336/.385 slash line with two home runs, five doubles, eight RBI and 11 runs through 27 games in 2021.

LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs during Saturday's 6-4 win over the Tigers.

The 32-year-old continues to serve as a strong leadoff batter for New York and notched his first stolen base of the season Saturday. LeMahieu is on a modest five-game hit streak in which he is 8-for-20 with one double, four walks and seven runs.

Madrigal isn't starting Saturday against Cleveland.

Madrigal had gone 4-for-7 with a double, three runs and an RBI across the last two contests. Leury Garcia will start at second base and bat ninth.

Astudillo isn't starting Saturday's game against the Royals.

Astudillo will be excluded from the lineup for a second straight game. Alex Kirilloff will start at first base while Luis Arraez starts in left field.