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Escobar went 3-for-3 with a double, two walks and a run scored in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Escobar returned to his usual third spot in the batting order after getting a day off Saturday. He's been a consistent source of offense all season and leads Arizona with a .911 OPS.

Rendon went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a victory over the Padres on Sunday.

Rendon drove in Washington's first run with a groundout in the first inning, but it was his solo homer in the eighth that will be noted in baseball lore. The blast followed a string of back-to-back-to-back home runs to make the Nationals the first franchise in baseball history to slug four consecutive homers twice. With Sunday's performance, Rendon is now slashing .319/.423/.638 with 12 homers and 43 RBI on the season.

Moncada went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Royals.

Moncada was nearly impossible to keep off the bases Sunday, singling four times in the contest. His third hit of the afternoon gave the White Sox a 3-1 lead and knocked opposing starter Glenn Sparkman out of the game. His average is up to .294 as his breakout 2019 campaign continues.

Moustakas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

Moustakas hammered a first-pitch strike in the eighth inning for a two-run homer, putting the Brewers on top 4-2. The 30-year-old has now left the yard in three of his last four contests, putting him at 20 home runs through 59 games this season.

Machado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

The Padres' prized offseason pickup will rest for just the second time all season, paving the way for Greg Garcia to draw a start at third base. The day off will provide Machado with an opportunity to hit the reset button after a 10-game stretch in which he went 4-for-37 at the dish.

The Giants added Longoria to the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He'll start at third base and bat third.

Longoria was initially scheduled to get the day off, but those plans changed after Brandon Belt was scratched with a stomach illness. With Belt getting Sunday off to recover, Longoria will enter the lineup at his normal position while Pablo Sandoval moves across the diamond to first base.

Longoria is not starting Sunday against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

After going hitless in seven straight games, Longoria has gone 8-for-22 over his last six. Pablo Sandoval will start at third base Sunday.

Urshela will start at third base and bat eighth Sunday against the Indians, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

The Yankees' infield became more crowded earlier this weekend when Didi Gregorius was reinstated from the 60-day injured list, but his arrival won't necessarily push Urshela out of the lineup. Urshela will draw his 10th consecutive start Sunday and may be less impacted by the addition of Gregorius than Kendrys Morales, whose designated-hitter spot may be regularly rotated between Gregorius, Gleyber Torres, DJ LeMahieu and Urshela.

Newman is not starting Sunday against the Brewers.

Newman is the only natural shortstop on the Pirates' roster after Cole Tucker was optioned Saturday, but he apparently won't be playing every day. Jung Ho Kang starts at shortstop for the first time since 2015.

Devers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Devers' red-hot run at the plate has finally come to an end this weekend, as the third baseman has gone hitless in 12 plate appearances while striking out five times in the first three games of the series. With the Red Sox facing a tough lefty (Blake Snell) in the series finale, Devers will retreat to the bench while Eduardo Nunez picks up a start at the hot corner.