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Moncada went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the visiting Twins.

Moncada hit a solo shot -- his 16th of the year -- in the seventh inning to tie the game at 2-2 before the Twins ended up taking the lead back in the ninth. Moncada ranks within the top 10 among MLB second basemen in home runs and RBI (47), but over his last 30 games he's hitting just .183 with five home runs and seven RBI. The 23-year-old leads the majors in strikeouts (177), which helps account for the poor .219 batting average and the relatively low .302 on-base percentage.

Duffy is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Duffy is hitting just .213/.304/.230 through 17 games this month, so he'll retreat to the bench in an effort to clear his head. Joey Wendle is covering third base in Duffy's stead, allowing Brandon Lowe to pick up a start at the keystone.

Segura went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a win over the Astros on Monday in his return from paternity leave.

Segura stayed hot in his return from a three-game absence, posting multiple hits for the fourth time in the last five contests. The All-Star shortstop is a blistering 12-for-24 over that stretch, pushing his season line to an impressive .315/.344/.437.

Moncada is not in the lineup for Monday's game against Minnesota, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Moncada will sit for the second time in six games after starting for two straight months. His previous absence was due to a root canal, though there hasn't been any indication that Monday's off day is anything other than a routine one. Yolmer Sanchez will slide over to second base in his place, with Matt Davidson getting a start at third.

Segura was reinstated from the paternity list Monday.

Segura missed the Mariners' weekend series against the Dodgers while on the list. In the week immediately preceding his absence, he recorded four multi-hit games. Matt Festa was optioned to Double-A Arkansas in a corresponding move.

Bregman went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Sunday against the Athletics.

Bregman came through with an RBI single in the third inning and later launched a solo home run in the seventh inning, his 24th of the season. His two homers this series -- he also went deep Friday -- were his first since July 28, though his .522 slugging percentage through 464 at-bats this season outpaces his best career marks by nearly 50 points. While he has only six RBI and eight runs scored in 56 August at-bats, he should benefit as the Astros' lineup returns to full strength with the imminent activation of Jose Altuve (knee) from the disabled list.

Chapman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Astros.

Chapman took Justin Verlander deep in the first inning for his 17th home run of the season. The effort continued his power surge, as he now has four home runs and 12 total extra-base hits in 61 August at-bats. Since coming off the disabled list July 2, Chapman has improved his average from .247 to .276 and his OPS from .784 to .869.

Moncada batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run in Friday's 9-3 win over the Royals.

Moncada returned to the top of the lineup after manager Rick Renteria had dropped him to the lower-third of the order last week, even though he was just 4-for-16 with two walks and nine strikeouts in five games. Renteria told Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune that regardless of the number of strikeouts piling up, Moncada still has a good eye and can get on base. "We'll continue to maneuver and manage that situation for him," Renteria said. "As long as we don't feel or I don't feel he's really being hindered in terms of his confidence and things of that nature, we'll continue to do what we can to help him out." Moncada leads the majors with 172 strikeouts and is hitting just .144 with a .264 on-base percentage since the All-Star break.

Bregman went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and a solo home run in a 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Athletics on Friday.

We remember Bregman's homer barrage earlier this summer when he blasted 17 with 47 RBI and slugged .680 in a 46-game span, but that type of power has disappeared. Prior to Friday's blast, he'd gone 15 games without a home run and had just four RBI and a .351 slugging percentage during that stretch. The hope is that with Houston getting its injured stars back -- Carlos Correa returned last week, George Springer returned Friday and Jose Altuve (knee) is due back next week -- Bregman and the rest of the hitters can resemble the order that produced a 113 wRC+ (third in MLB) in the first half of the season.

Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 2-1 win over the Orioles.

His first-inning blast off David Hess, Ramirez's 37th homer of the year, gave Carlos Carrasco and the Cleveland bullpen all the offense they would need. The switch hitter has already established new career highs in home runs, RBI (91), steals (27) and walks (80) on the season, and his .303/.414/.640 slash line puts him on pace for personal bests in OBP and SLG as well.