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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Two hits, homer
Muncy went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in a 5-3 triumph over Atlanta on Monday.
Muncy opened the scoring with a 405-foot bomb to right off Atlanta starter Drew Smyly in the first and followed it up with a single in the fourth. The infielder had been mired in a 1-for-24 slump across his last seven games. This was his first homer since Aug. 18.
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Kyle Farmer 3B | ATL
Reds' Kyle Farmer: Knocks 12th home run
Farmer went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a double in Monday's 3-1 loss to St. Louis.
Farmer drilled a solo shot off Jon Lester in the second inning and it proved to be the Reds' only run in the loss. He was 10-for-49 (.204) with two doubles since his last home run on Aug. 12. He's up to 12 homers, 48 RBI and a .716 OPS through 436 plate appearances on the year.
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Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL
Twins' Josh Donaldson: Launches two-run shot
Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double in Monday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.
Donaldson provided most of the offense Monday with his two-run blast off Casey Mize in the fourth inning. The veteran slugger is on fire over the last seven games, going 11-for-25 (.440) with four homers, three doubles and eight RBI. For the season, Donaldson is slashing .259/.360/.494 with 40 extra-base hits
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Jason Vosler 3B | SEA
Giants' Jason Vosler: Rejoins big-league club
Vosler was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday.
Vosler has been at Triple-A since the start of August but will return to the majors Monday. The 27-year-old has a .183/.263/.366 slash line in 80 plate appearances this season and should fill a depth role in the infield.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Resting Monday
Bregman will sit Monday against the Mariners, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Bregman made four consecutive starts after returning from the injured list Wednesday, going 5-for-14 at the plate in his first big-league game action in over two months. He'll get a rest Monday, with Aledmys Diaz starting at third base.
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Mike Moustakas 3B | CHW
Reds' Mike Moustakas: On bench Monday
Mousakas (hip) won't start Monday's game against the Cardinals.
Moustakas left Saturday's game against the Marlins with a tight right hip and didn't appear in Sunday's contest, though it's unclear if that's the reason he remains out Monday. He's been platooning with Eugenio Suarez at third base, so he was always likely to sit Monday against lefty Jon Lester. Whether or not Moustakas will return Tuesday against righty Miles Mikolas remains to be seen.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Tees off in blowout win
Riley went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday in Atlanta's 9-0 win over San Francisco.
Riley's 423-foot blast off Anthony DeSclafani was the second home run of the fourth inning for Atlanta, which received a solo shot from Jorge Soler to lead off the frame. With 14 home runs and a .359/.411/.679 slash line since the All-Star break, the 24-year-old has been one of the majors' most prolific power hitters thus far in the second half.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Blasts two more homers
Devers went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's 7-5 loss to Cleveland.
The third baseman went deep in the first and seventh innings to account for Boston's first and last runs of the contest. Devers has been solid at the plate lately with four multi-hit efforts in his last seven games. He's slashing .277/.352/.556 with 32 homers, 96 RBI, 82 runs scored and four stolen bases across 534 plate appearances.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Indians' Jose Ramirez: Blasts 31st homer
Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk and two RBI in Sunday's 7-5 win over Boston.
The third baseman sparked Cleveland's comeback effort with a solo shot in the sixth inning. Ramirez added an RBI double to get the team within a run in the seventh. Sunday was his third multi-hit effort in his last four games, a span in which he has two homers, a double, five RBI and six runs scored. For the season, the 28-year-old is slashing .263/.349/.555 with 31 long balls, 84 RBI, 87 runs scored and 19 stolen bases across 501 plate appearances.
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Carter Kieboom 3B | CLE
Nationals' Carter Kieboom: Goes hitless again
Kieboom went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk in Sunday's 9-4 loss to the Mets.
Since being called back up in late July in the wake of Starlin Castro being placed on administrative leave and later handed a 30-game suspension, Kieboom has handled an everyday role at third base. Despite receiving his most extended look at the big-league level to date, Kieboom has yet to generate much enthusiasm from a fantasy perspective. In 124 plate appearances since the All-Star break, the 23-year-old is slashing .226/.333/.368 with four home runs, no stolen bases, 14 runs and 13 RBI.