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Moncada went 2-for-3 with a home run and two walks in Wednesday's loss to the Royals.

Moncada led off the home half of the first with a home run on the very first pitch, then later reached base three more times while striking out once. He was also caught stealing. The 23-year-old has smacked 14 homers and 44 RBI in his first full season in the majors, but he's also sporting a middling .229/.311/.411 slash line.

Duffy went 3-for-5 with an RBI infield single in a win over the Angels on Tuesday.

Duffy continues to keep his average over .300 -- he hasn't been below that mark since May 9. The 27-year-old isn't doing it with much pop (21 extra-base hits in 374 plate appearances), but he's clearly served as one of the Rays' most consistent hitters throughout the campaign. Unsurprisingly, his current .356 on-base percentage qualifies as a career best, while his strikeout rate remains down at 15.7 percent.

Bregman went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and a strikeout in Tuesday's win over the Mariners.

The three-hit day gave Bregman an even .300 average over the month of July. The 24-year-old continues to take steps forward in his second full season, slashing .282/.384/.532 with 22 home runs, and he's already matched his RBI output from all of last year with 71.

Segura went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Astros.

Segura opened the scoring in the fourth inning with his eighth home run of the season, then made it a multi-hit day with an infield single in the sixth. The 28-year-old has just one stolen base since June 8, but he continues to be a strong source of average and runs scored, ranking in the top 10 in the American League in both categories.

Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Ramirez slashed an RBI-double -- his 28th two-bagger of the year -- in the third and later squared up an RBI single in the fifth. Ramirez is hitting .298 on the season and is one of just four MLB players with an OPS over 1.000. The 25-year-old is tied for the MLB lead in homers (32) while coming up sixth in RBI (78) and second in stolen bases (25). Ramirez continues to make his MVP case with his stellar season.

Valencia is out of the lineup against the Yankees on Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Valencia will take a seat for the second straight game as Renato Nunez draws another start at third base for the series finale. Over the month of July, Valencia has hit .241/.262/.310 with five RBI and 15 strikeouts in 17 games.

Donaldson (calf) was moved to the 60-day disabled list Monday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

With no concrete timetable for a return, Donaldson will be placed on the 60-day disabled list to make room on the 40-man roster for Ken Giles and David Paulino. Donaldson figures to require quite a few minor-league rehab appearances when healthy before returning to the big leagues.

Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Rockies on Sunday.

Chapman's 410-foot shot to left off German Marquez in the fourth opened the scoring for the Athletics and served as his second homer of the series. All three of the 25-year-old's July round trippers have come within the last seven games, a span during which he's also knocked in six of his nine runs for the month. Chapman has also boosted his season average 25 points to .272 since July 3, which marks its highest point since April 28.

Devers (hamstring) said Sunday that he thinks he'll be ready to return from the 10-day disabled list in the minimum amount of time, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston reports.

At the same time, Devers acknowledged that he would defer to the Red Sox's training staff, which may prefer to give the third baseman additional time to heal up from the injury. While Devers is on the shelf, the Red Sox are expected to deploy a committee at the hot corner that includes Eduardo Nunez, Tzu-Wein Lin, Brock Holt and Blake Swihart.

Davis will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday against the Rangers.

Davis is making his third straight start and may have edged ahead of outfielder Kyle Tucker as the primary replacement in the lineup spot created by Carlos Correa's (back) extended absence. The Astros had another spot open up following Jose Altuve's (knee) placement on the DL on Sunday, so Davis seems in good position to earn steady opportunities over the next week.