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Moncada was hit on the left knee by a pitch but remained in Sunday's game, Brian Sandalow of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Moncada took his time getting down to first base following the HBP and was able to finish out the game. Seeing how Moncada responds the day after will dictate his availability for Monday night's game in Houston.

Longoria went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's extra-inning win over the Diamondbacks.

Longoria returned from an illness Saturday that cost him a couple of games, but his availability on consecutive days should resume his everyday status. The veteran has picked things up over his last 10 contests (.306/.419/.583), and he will need to keep things going in order to protect himself from losing occasional at-bats to the red-hot Pablo Sandoval.

Duffy (hamstring) served as the designated hitter in High-A Charlotte's win over Clearwater on Sunday and went 3-for-4 with a triple, a solo home run, a walk and four runs overall.

After surprisingly struggling at the plate against High-A arms over the first six games of his rehab assignment, Duffy finally looked like a big-league hitter facing inferior competition Sunday. The veteran infielder is likely to get a few more games at the minor-league level in order to pile up more at-bats and further test his recovering hamstring, with a bump up the organizational ladder to the high minors likely before he's activated.

Manager Aaron Boone said removing Urshela early from Sunday's action was "cautious" and the third baseman's groin injury doesn't appear to be major, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

Urshela was removed after fouling a ball off himself in the third inning. Boone also noted that Urshela had a tough time running, but that the team thought he would be okay. It remains unclear if Urshela will miss additional time, but his next chance to be in the lineup will come on Monday as the Yankees travel to Baltimore.

McMahon went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo homer runs in the Rockies' 7-5 loss to the Phillies on Sunday.

McMahon hit two of Colorado's four homers on the day, going yard in the fourth inning off Jerad Eickhoff and again in the sixth off Jose Alvarez. The big day boosts his slash line to a respectable .260/.347/.442 through 104 at-bats, to go along with five homers and 17 RBI.

LeMahieu went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and three runs in the Yankees' 13-5 win over the Rays on Sunday.

The veteran infielder checked in with his third long ball of the season with a seventh-inning solo blast off Casey Sadler. He's enjoying a solid first season at the dish for the Yankees, as he's now slashing .312/.358/.433 through 157 at-bats.

Urshela was pulled from Sunday's game against the Rays prior to his sixth-inning plate appearance due to a suspected knee injury, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

During a plate appearance in the bottom of the third, Urshela appeared to be in pain after fouling a ball off his knee, but remained in the contest. The Yankees' decision to lift Urshela from the game a few innings later suggests that his knee may have swelled up, though the team should provide an official diagnosis for the third baseman later Sunday. Thairo Estrada stepped in for Urshela and promptly delivered a bases-clearing double to break the game open for the Yankees.

Newman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

With the exception of Josh Bell, the Pirates have gotten little production of late from their starting infield. The ongoing offensive struggles of third baseman Colin Moran and shortstop Cole Tucker in particular have opened up more work for Newman, who had started in six of the Pirates' past eight games. Though Newman is back on the bench Sunday, his 13-for-36 (.361 average) showing at the plate since returning from the injured list earlier this month should continue to earn him at least semi-regular starts.

Donaldson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

The newly recalled Austin Riley will shift from left field to third base to fill in for a resting Donaldson in the series finale. Donaldson had started each of the Braves' past five games, going 4-for-16 with a home run, double and six walks.

Duffy (hamstring) started at shortstop in High-A Charlotte's loss to Clearwater on Saturday and went 0-for-2 with a walk.

Duffy is now hitting just .083 in his rehab assignment despite the low level of competition, but of overriding importance is that he's remained free of setbacks. The fact he played shortstop Saturday hints at the possibility he might see time there at the big-league level when he returns if Willy Adames and Daniel Robertson continue to underperform, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.