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  • Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA

    Angels' Yoan Moncada: Hits homer in ninth frame Tuesday

    Moncada went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.

    The Angels entered the ninth inning on the verge of being shut out, but Moncada got the team on the board with a solo blast off Devin Williams. The long ball was his first extra-base hit over his past four games, a stretch in which he's gone 2-for-14 at the plate. Moncada continues to work as the Angels' primary third baseman, and despite a .222 batting average, he's done some positive things at the plate, including recording five homers and 18 RBI along with a 12.6 percent walk rate over 27 contests.

  • Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW

    White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Keeps swinging hot bat

    Vargas went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Mets.

    The 25-year-old gave the White Sox a quick lead with a two-run homer in the first-inning off Tylor Megill, but Jonathan Cannon squandered it in the bottom of the frame and Chicago never recovered. Vargas has banged out an extra-base hit in four straight games, and over his last 14 contests he's slashing a dazzling .310/.328/.724 with six doubles and six home runs among his 18 hits.

  • Oswald Peraza 3B | LAA

    Yankees' Oswald Peraza: Goes deep in win

    Peraza went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and walk in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Angels.

    The utilityman crushed a line-drive homer to center field off Hector Neris in the seventh inning, providing a key insurance run that helped secure the win. It's been tough sledding for the 24-year-old, who's slashing just .203/.283/.322 with eight extra-base hits over 79 at-bats this season. The injury to third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera on May 12 opened up more playing time for Peraza, but he hasn't capitalized on the opportunity. Tuesday's home run was a positive sign, but the Yankees will likely continue exploring both internal and external options to maximize production at the hot corner.

  • Josh Jung 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Jung: Stays hot with RBI, stolen base

    Jung went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Toronto.

    Although Jung's seven-game hitting streak came to an end Monday, he got back into the RBI column for the first time in his last eight outings Tuesday. The 27-year-old third baseman has been a key cog in Texas' lineup this season, and he's batting a strong .306 (22-for-72) with five home runs, two doubles, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored over his last 20 games. Jung's stolen base was his fourth of the year, so he's providing a decent combination of pop and speed at the hot corner.

  • Royce Lewis 3B | MIN

    Twins' Royce Lewis: Sitting amid slump

    Lewis is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Rays, Brian Murphy of MLB.com reports.

    The 25-year-old started the previous 10 games but will take a seat Tuesday while in the midst of an 0-for-18 slump. Jonah Bride will step in at the hot corner and bat seventh against Tampa Bay righty Taj Bradley while Lewis gets a day to reset.

  • Josh Rojas 3B | CHW

    White Sox's Josh Rojas: Struggling to get going

    Rojas went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base Monday against the Mets.

    Rojas has maintained a near everyday role for the White Sox at a combination of second and third base since being activated from the injured list May 4. He managed his second stolen base of the season Monday, though he still has only one hit across his last 18 at-bats -- spanning eight games. Rojas has struggled to find a rhythm at the plate overall by hitting just .140 with no extra-base hits across 57 plate appearances, and his strikeout rate has notably surged to 33.3 percent.

  • Luis Rengifo 3B | LAA

    Angels' Luis Rengifo: Out of Monday's lineup

    Rengifo is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Yankees on Monday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    Rengifo -- who went 2-for-10 with an RBI during the Angels' three-game weekend series against the Marlins -- will begin Monday's game in the dugout while Kevin Newman starts at second base and bats ninth. Rengifo has a .472 OPS with one steal and four RBI in 66 plate appearances since the beginning of May.

  • Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Beginning rehab assignment

    Westburg (hamstring) will report to Triple-A Norfolk and is expected to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Westburg suffered a setback earlier this month and briefly paused his running progression, but he's moved past the issue and is ready to begin playing in minor-league games. Because Westburg has been out of action for the past month, he could need a handful of games in the minors to knock off some rust and prove that his hamstring can hold up defensively at third base when he plays on consecutive days.

  • Marcelo Mayer SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Collects first MLB hit

    Mayer started at third base and went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's 5-1 loss to Baltimore.

    Mayer, who went hitless in four at-bats during his MLB debut Saturday, picked up his first hit in the majors on his first at-bat of the day. The left-handed hitter singled to the opposite field. He later pulled a double in the eighth inning and scored his first MLB run. With the Red Sox describing Alex Bregman's quadriceps injury as "significant" and "pretty severely strained," Mayer is line for regular turns at third base.

  • Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW

    White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Homers in loss

    Vargas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Rangers.

    Vargas put the White Sox on the board with a solo homer in the fourth inning and then doubled and scored in the sixth. The 25-year-old has been swinging a hot bat lately, tallying five multi-hit efforts over his last 10 games while racking up nine extra-base hits, eight RBI and six runs scored. On the season, he's slashing .239/.316/.418 with seven home runs, 23 RBI, 23 runs scored and one steal across 206 plate appearances.

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