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Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 loss to the White Sox.

He got the A's on the board by taking Dallas Keuchel deep in the second inning. Chapman's bat has come alive as he's launched four homers in the last three games, giving him 18 on the season, and he's slashing .283/.411/.565 through 13 contests in August.

Muncy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, walk and hit-by-pitch in a 2-1 win against the Pirates on Monday.

Muncy represented three of Los Angeles' nine baserunners, walking in the fourth, getting hit in the sixth, and launching the go-ahead home run in the eighth. The slugging infielder now has four long balls in his last seven games after going 13 games without leaving the yard.

Duffy went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Monday's loss to the Reds.

Duffy moved up to the leadoff spot after batting cleanup Sunday, and he continued his steady production at the plate lately, as he's now batting 11-for-33 over his last 10 games. The 30-year-old should keep getting regular playing time with the likes of Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez no longer filling the Chicago infield.

Senzel is still favoring his left knee some when he hits, Triple-A Louisville manager Pat Kelly told C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic. He'll continue to play all over the diamond at Louisville.

Kelly spoke about the Reds' decision to option Senzel upon activating him from the IL. "Obviously it's very disappointing and not what he was expecting, not what he was wanting. But I think he recognizes that there's still some things that he needs to do," Kelly said Sunday. "Just watching him play, for me, he's not 100 percent. You can see still a slight favor to the knee. For me, the key is in hitting, you have to be able to hit against a firm front side."

Newman isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.

Newman will get a breather after he went 8-for-14 with six doubles, five runs and two RBI across the last four games. Hoy Park will start at shortstop and lead off.

Urshela (hamstring) ran at 80 percent Monday and will ramp up his participating in baseball activities in the next couple days, Max Goodman of SI.com reports.

If all goes well while increasing his rehab work, Urshela may begin a rehab assignment by the end of the week. The 29-year-old has been sidelined since late July with a strained hamstring and will likely require a few games in the minors to get back up to speed, which could allow him to be activated sometime next week.

Moustakas will sit against southpaw Justin Steele and the Cubs on Monday.

Moustakas has now been on the bench six times in 11 games since he returned from a heel injury in early August, though all but one of his days off have come against lefties. Eugenio Suarez will start at third base in his absence.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Rays.

Donaldson plated the first two runs of the game on a base hit off Luis Patino in the first inning, then gave the Twins a 4-0 lead when he knocked in a run on his 16th double of the season. The three RBI matched Donaldson's total from his previous 12 games combined, an indictment of both his struggles at the plate of late as well as the poor quality of the Minnesota lineup.

Castro went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Brewers.

The infielder is 6-for-36 with one double and 2:15 BB:K since Aug. 3. Castro remains one of the team's decent long-term prospects, but there's a chance he could see time back in Indianapolis, considering he skipped Triple-A. The 22-year-old also made his third error Sunday on a play that led to Milwaukee's first run.

Houston general manager James Click said Sunday the team remains unsure when Bregman (quadriceps) will resume his rehab assignment at Triple-A Sugar Land, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Click echoed comments of manager Dusty Baker, who on Friday said he was unsure when the third baseman would resume playing in games. "We determined that the best course of action was to do a lot of work that didn't involve playing in games," Click said. "Right now we're making sure he's good to go at full speed with his legs fully underneath him. Once we feel like that's been accomplished we'll move onto hitting." Bregman worked out over the weekend and called Saturday's session his "best day yet," but the Astros remain cautious. Click suggested there's a mental component to the process, where Bregman needs to feel confident the muscles don't seize up on him.