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Duffy went 2-for-5 with a two-run double and a run in a win over the Indians on Saturday.

Duffy erased a 2-0 deficit in the sixth inning with a timely swing, plating Brandon Lowe and Joey Wendle with a two-bagger. The infielder had been on a hot streak prior to a brief 0-for-7 hiccup over the prior two games, but Saturday's effort got his September off to a rousing start.

Devers (hamstring) may have to share third base with Eduardo Nunez when he's activated from the disabled list, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Manager Alex Cora discussed the third base situation, telling reporters Devers needs to be more consistent at the plate and is wary of the errors. "One thing for sure: Raffy has to play better. We knew that. The whole season offensively he's been up and down. Defensively, he's made his errors. But he needs to be better. And that's the bottom line. We're here to win ballgames. And whoever is playing the best, he's going to play," said Cora. The two players make for a natural platoon with Devers hitting from the left side and Nunez from the right.

Segura went 3-for-4 with two RBI on Saturday against the Athletics.

All three hits were singles for Segura, with both of his RBI coming on a base knock in the fifth inning. He had missed two games with a shin injury but showed no ill effects while recording his sixth multi-hit effort in his last nine games. That run has his average up to .321 across 505 at-bats this season, good enough for fourth in the American League and his highest mark since July 25.

Bregman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Angels.

The 24-year-old wasted no time getting back on track after seeing an 11-game hitting streak snapped on the final day of August, but he did extend his on-base streak to 25 games with the sixth-inning blast. Bregman now sports a .290/.392/.531 slash line with 26 homers and 87 RBI, numbers that are career highs across the board.

Segura (shin) is starting at shortstop and batting second against the Athletics on Saturday.

Segura, who was held out of the lineup the last two games after fouling a ball off his shin, will return Saturday. The 28-year-old has a .410/.446/.525 slash line in 65 plate appearances over his last 16 games.

Donaldson (calf) was activated off the 60-day disabled list Saturday.

Donaldson won't have to wait long to join his new team, with the two minor-league rehab appearances apparently being enough after being sidelined since late May. The 32-year-old remains out of the Indians lineup Saturday, and it remains unclear how exactly Cleveland plans to deploy him.

Candelario is not in the lineup Saturday against the Yankees.

It appears to be a rare day off for Candelario, who started 28 straight games for the Tigers heading into Saturday and slashing just .220/.293/.349 with two homers over that stretch. Niko Goodrum will cover third base in this one, with Dawel Lugo picking up a start at the keystone as a result.

Devers (hamstring) will continue to rehab at Triple-A Pawtucket for a few more games, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

The Red Sox want to make sure Devers is past the hamstring injury, especially because he came back too soon from his previous hamstring strain. Pawtucket has three games remaining in the regular season and will not qualify for the postseason, so Devers can continue to get at-bats through Monday. He should be back with Boston by early next week.

Moncada went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 6-1 win over the Red Sox.

The Red Sox were done in by two of the players they traded to the White Sox to acquire Chris Sale. Starter Michael Kopech shut them down for three innings and Moncada's two-run blast in the first inning provided all the runs the White Sox needed. Moncada, who had struggled since the All-Star break and was dropped in the order, has been a better hitter over the last two weeks. He's reached base safely in 12 straight games and is hitting .282/.364/.538 with five extra-base hits over the last 11 games. That includes a 22 percent strikeout rate, an improvement on his season-long 34 percent.

Chapman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in the Athletics' 7-5 victory over the Mariners on Friday.

Chapman kept his breakout season chugging right along in this victory for Oakland, as he tagged Mariners starter Mike Leake for his 22nd home run of the season in the first inning. He's also stroked 33 doubles and six triples, giving him an elite .530 slugging percentage that puts him in the upper tier of offensive producers at third base this season, even if he still may not have the name recognition of some of the other stars at the position.