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Plouffe went 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk in Wednesday's loss to Toronto.

Plouffe blasted a 1-0 fastball from Francisco Liriano 410 feet to left field, bringing the A's to within one run. Plouffe has been struggling through a major power drought lately. He hadn't homered in 20 games and had just one RBI during that stretch. While Plouffe can provide some home runs in bunches, he doesn't offer much else.

Donaldson went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and three walks in Wednesday's win over Oakland.

Donaldson didn't have a hit during the first nine innings on Wednesday, but he got a big one in the 10th. His two-run homer was his second game-winning long ball in a week. It hasn't taken the 2015 AL MVP long to get his power stroke going. In just 11 games since his return from the disabled list, Donaldson has five home runs. You can expect more of the same as long as he remains healthy.

Arenado went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, a run and three RBI in Wednesday's win over Cleveland.

With his three Wednesday, Arenado joined teammates Mark Reynolds and Charlie Blackmon in the top 10 in the National League in RBI. Of course, that isn't out of the norm for Arenado - he's led the league each of the last two years. The Rockies third baseman is putting together another hot streak. Over his last six games, he is 10-for-25 (.400) with two home runs and eight RBI. Expect to find his name near the top of several offensive categories by the time the season is over.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies.

Ramirez was responsible for the Indians' only run on Wednesday, collecting his eighth long ball of the year off Kyle Freeland in the seventh inning. In his last 12 games, Ramirez is 17-for-45 (.378) with two home runs and has collected four of his six stolen bases during that stretch. Ramirez has followed up his breakthrough 2016 campaign with a strong start to 2017, adding a .290 average and 27 RBI to excellent position flexibility.

Machado was removed early from Wednesday's game with left wrist soreness.

Machado was spiked in the wrist by Andrew McCutchen while attempting put a tag down on him, and although he was able to finish the inning in the field, Ruben Tejada pinch hit for him in the bottom half of the inning. It's possible Machado's removal was precautionary, but more should be known once the Orioles update his status.

Valencia went 1-for-3 with three RBI from a bases-loaded double in Tuesday's 12-3 win over the Twins. He also walked and scored twice.

The veteran infielder essentially broke the game open in the fourth with his bases-clearing two-bagger, vaulting the Mariners to an 8-2 lead at the time. It was Valencia's third multi-RBI effort in the last six contests and extended what has been a torrid stretch at the plate, one that's seen him hit .588 and compile a whopping 10 RBI over his first five games of June.

Duffy (heel) went through fielding drills and took batting practice Tuesday, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

While it's good to see that Duffy has resumed on-field activities, manager Kevin Cash indicated the Rays still haven't flushed out a timetable for the infielder's return from the heel injury, which has sidelined him all season. Given the length of Duffy's absence, he may require several rehab games in the minors before the Rays feel comfortable activating him from the 10-day disabled list.

Escobar played the ninth inning of Monday's loss to Seattle at catcher. He started at DH and went 2-for-4.

He's been Minnesota's emergency catcher, but it was his first career appearance in a game. He may qualify at catcher in some formats as a result. It's unlikely he'll get more time at the position this season, however. Escobar is a utility infielder, but has nine starts at DH this season thanks to his .985 OPS against left-handed pitching.

Segura (ankle) agreed Wednesday with the Mariners on a five-year, $70 million contract extension, Jon Heyman of FanRagSports.com reports.

The Mariners dealt away two prized young assets in pitcher Taijuan Walker and infielder Ketel Marte to the Diamondbacks in the offseason in order to upgrade the shortstop spot with the addition of Segura, and he's certainly proven that his career-best 2016 campaign wasn't a fluke. He was slashing .341/.391/.462 with seven stolen bases across 197 plate appearances before suffering a high-ankle sprain earlier this month that could keep him sidelined until the end of June. With the confidence that the ankle issue won't be anything that dampens Segura's long-term outlook, the Mariners elected to lock in the 27-year-old through the 2022 season, buying out his final year of arbitration in the process.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a bases-loaded triple and two runs scored in Tuesday's 13-1 rout of the Cardinals.

Incredibly enough, all 13 of Cincinnati's runs were driven in by just two players, as Suarez's efforts were overshadowed by Scooter Gennett's historic four-homer, 10-RBI performance. Suarez's batting average has cooled down, as he's hitting just .222 (8-for-36) over his last 10 games, but the 25-year-old is still on pace to top 100 runs and 100 RBI for the first time in his career.