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Farmer will sit Monday against the Phillies.

Farmer hits the bench after starting 19 straight games at shortstop. He hit a modest .231/.311/.323 over that stretch, though that actually increased his OPS on the year to .598. Mike Freeman takes over for him Monday.

Chapman went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over San Francisco.

Chapman made his presence felt early, as his two-run single in the top of the first inning set the tone for Oakland offensively. More importantly, the star third baseman pushed his hitting streak to 15 games and has been seeing the ball extremely well over the last few weeks. Despite hitting just .230 on the season. Chapman owns a .284 average across 88 at-bats this month.

Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-2 win over Cleveland.

Donaldson was the only Twins hitter with a multi-hit performance in Sunday's win despite the team putting up eight runs. He singled in his first at-bat and then homered to lead off the third to give his team a 4-1 lead. The 35-year-old is slashing .251/.345/.468 with 11 homers, 31 RBI, 33 runs scored and a 31:46 BB:K. He's striking out at his lowest rate since 2016 and continues to produce at the plate with five hits, three RBI and two runs scored in his last three games.

Sosa exited Friday's game against the Pirates in the sixth inning with cramps, the Associated Press reports, and he was not in the lineup for either Saturday's or Sunday's contests against Pittsburgh.

There hasn't been a specific update regarding Sosa, but he'd logged seven starts in the 10 games prior to his early exit Friday. Therefore, his absence over the weekend could well be at least partly health-related, and it remains to be seen if Sosa will return to the lineup Monday in a home matchup against the Diamondbacks.

Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Yankees.

The third baseman clubbed a three-run home run in the first inning and added an RBI single in the seventh. Devers had gone 2-for-12 with no RBI and two runs scored across his previous four games before Sunday's strong showing. The 24-year-old is slashing .283/.349/.577 with 19 homers, 64 RBI, 52 runs scored, three stolen bases and 23 doubles across 312 plate appearances.

Muncy is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Muncy started the past five games since being activated from the injured list Tuesday, and he'll receive the day off after going 4-for-17 with a homer, three doubles, three RBI and four runs. Matt Beaty work work at first base in the series finale.

Davis (hand) will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The 28-year-old was shifted to the 60-day injured list Friday, but the move won't affect his return timeline since he'll be eligible to be activated July 1. Davis figures to require at least a handful of games in the minors to get up to speed given that he's been sidelined since early May.

Escobar is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres.

Escobar is 8-for-14 with two homers, a double and seven RBI over his past five games, and he'll head to the bench against San Diego starter Yu Darvish. Asdrubal Cabrera will start at the hot corner in his place.

Machado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Machado started the last 18 games and will receive a breather Sunday ahead of Monday's scheduled off day. He hit well during that stretch with a 1.015 OPS, five homers, four doubles, 16 RBI and two stolen bases. Ha-Seong Kim (finger) will cover the hot corner in his absence.

McMahon is not in the lineup Sunday against the Brewers, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

McMahon is 2-for-20 with 15 strikeouts over his past seven games and will take a seat for the series finale in Milwaukee. Joshua Fuentes will start at the hot corner against Brewers southpaw Eric Lauer.