Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson slammed a three-run homer off Daniel Lynch in the first inning, scoring four runs without recording an out in the game. It was Donaldson's first long ball of September, where he has gotten off to a slow start batting .194 in nine games. The 35-year-old is slashing .251/.349/.475 with 22 homers, 62 RBI and 59 runs scored in 456 plate appearances this season.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double in Monday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson provided most of the offense Monday with his two-run blast off Casey Mize in the fourth inning. The veteran slugger is on fire over the last seven games, going 11-for-25 (.440) with four homers, three doubles and eight RBI. For the season, Donaldson is slashing .259/.360/.494 with 40 extra-base hits

Donaldson went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks in Friday's 2-0 win over Milwaukee.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson provided the only offense in Friday's win, blasting a two-run shot off Eric Lauer in the first inning. After going 15 games without a homer, the 35-year-old slugger has gone deep four times in the last six games. He raised his season OPS to .835 with 20 home runs and 56 RBI.

Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double in Wednesday's 9-6 extra-inning win over Boston.

EDGE Analysis

After Boston rallied to tie the game in the ninth inning, Donaldson quickly put Minnesota again in the 10th. The 35-year-old is on a bit of a power surge with three homers in his last four games. Donaldson is slashing .250/.350/.473 with 19 long balls 54 RBI and 53 runs scored through 394 plate appearances this season.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a walk Tuesday against the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson led off the ninth inning with a home run, his 18th long ball of the season. He's now homered twice in his last three starts, though prior to this stretch he had only one extra-base hit and no home runs across 53 plate appearances in August. For the season, Donaldson is hitting .248/.350./462 wih 52 runs scored and 52 RBI across 389 plate appearances.

Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 10-2 loss to the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

The 35-year-old accounted for all of Minnesota's scoring when he took Yankees starter Nester Cortes deep in the sixth inning. Donaldson is up to 17 homers, 51 RBI, 50 runs scored and 16 doubles while slashing .248/.350/.458 in 380 plate appearances. He's hit safely in seven of his last eight games, going 10-for-34 (.294) in that span.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Rays.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson plated the first two runs of the game on a base hit off Luis Patino in the first inning, then gave the Twins a 4-0 lead when he knocked in a run on his 16th double of the season. The three RBI matched Donaldson's total from his previous 12 games combined, an indictment of both his struggles at the plate of late as well as the poor quality of the Minnesota lineup.

Donaldson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

After a three-game absence due to a sore hamstring, Donaldson rejoined the Minnesota lineup as a designated hitter in Tuesday's 4-3 win, finishing 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. The Twins haven't indicated that Donaldson suffered a setback with the hamstring in his return to action, so he may just be receiving some rest Wednesday in a day game after a night game. Brent Rooker will serve as the Twins' DH in the series finale, while Luis Arraez fills in at third base.

Donaldson (hamstring) will bat third as the designated hitter in Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

EDGE Analysis

The oft-injured veteran has dealt with hamstring issues for the past two weeks, starting just two games in the middle of that stretch before heading right back to the bench. The Twins will likely manage him carefully down the stretch given his health history, but he's been effective when available this year, hitting .245/.355/.468 with 16 homers in 87 games.

Donaldson (hamstring) isn't starting Monday's game against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson was able to return to action Thursday and Friday after he was held out of the lineup for five games due to a hamstring injury last week. However, the 35-year-old is apparently still dealing with the issue, as he'll now be out of the lineup for a third consecutive game. Luis Arraez will start at the hot corner while Trevor Larnach takes over in left field.