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Alvarez is not in the lineup Monday against the Rangers, Eddie Encina of the Baltimore Sun reports.

Alvarez had served as the DH for the previous three games, but he'll be replaced Monday by Mark Trumbo, who slides over from right field. Joey Rickard will get the nod in right while Adam Jones and Nolan Reimold start in center and left, respectively.

Duffy (Achilles) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

This will be Duffy's first game off this season as he looks to rest his Achilles. The 25-year-old is hitting .253/.313/.358 with four home runs, 21 RBI and eight stolen bases and should be considered day-to-day for now while Ramiro Pena starts at third base.

Asche is not in the lineup Monday against the Braves, Steve Gross of the Morning Call reports.

It will be a rare day off for Asche, who's started in left field in 15 of the Phillies' last 17 games. Philadelphia will go with an outfield of Tyler Goeddel in left, Odubel Herrera in center and Peter Bourjos in right Monday against the Diamondbacks' Shelby Miller.

Moncada has been promoted from High-A Salem to Double-A Portland, the Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports.

Moncada earned his promotion with a slash line of .307/.427/.496, adding four homers and 36 steals (in 44 attempts) in 61 games at Salem. The 21-year-old has lived up to his status as Boston's top prospect during what has been a developmentally ideal first half of the season. After busting out a .964 OPS through the first 38 games, the league caught up with him for a two-week stretch (.483 OPS) before he adjusted with 12 doubles and a homer in the last 13 games (1.155 OPS). The organization has been pleased with with his work to improve his defensive fundamentals and consistency at second base, the position he will continue to play in Portland.

Duffy exited Sunday's game with an Achilles injury and is considered day-to-day, Henry Schulman of MLB Network reports.

Duffy reportedly dealt with the issue in spring training as well, and it isn't expected to hold him out more than a couple days. Conor Gillaspie seems the likely candidate to start at third base in his absence.

Duffy left Sunday's game in the seventh inning for an undisclosed reason, Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Duffy must have tweaked something while on the basepaths, as he did not re-enter the game after recording a single in the top of the seventh inning. Consider the infielder day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener in Pittsburgh.

Escobar is starting at shortstop and batting sixth in the order Sunday against the Yankees, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

With five hits, including two homers over the last two games, Escobar will earn another starting nod Sunday. The return of Danny Santana from the DL will hurt Escobar's chances of remaining a regular in the lineup, but so long as he's hitting well, Escobar could be guaranteed frequent at-bats.

Segura is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

With five multi-hit efforts in his last eight starts, Segura's fantasy value is on the rise again, but he'll get the afternoon off for rest Sunday. Phil Gosselin will cover the keystone at hit leadoff in Segura's stead.

Escobar went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBI in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Yankees.

The 27-year-old put together his second straight multi-hit game, and homered for the second consecutive contest as well. Escobar took closer Arnoldis Chapman deep in the ninth, raising his monthly average to .375 (9-for-24). His standout June has raised his season average 28 points to .272.

Machado dropped his appeal and will begin serving his four-game suspension Sunday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun reports.

With J.J. Hardy (foot) now back in the lineup, the Orioles will likely look to Pedro Alvarez and Ryan Flaherty to man third base during Machado's absence. Baltimore is off Thursday, so Machado won't return until Friday against the Rays.