Donaldson left Wednesday's game against Seattle after the first inning due to a tight right calf muscle, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson appeared to grimace after rounding first base after a hit. He hurt his leg rounding first base on Opening Day and landed on the injured list. The Twins say his removal this time was as a precaution, but it's concerning given his history of calf injuries.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs Friday in a loss to Houston.

EDGE Analysis

After drilling a clutch game-tying homer in the ninth inning against Aroldis Chapman on Thursday, Donaldson carried over the momentum into Friday's contest against Houston. He swatted a solo shot to left field in the third inning, then tied the game in the bottom of the eighth with a blast to right field. Donaldson is up to 10 homers on the campaign, with five having come over his past seven games.

Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Thursday's win over the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson entered the ninth having gone 0-for-3 and stepped up to the plate with Jorge Polanco in first, and the veteran infielder took Aroldis Chapman's four-seam fastball deep for a two-run blast that tied the game. Donaldson now has three home runs over his last six games and has hit safely in four of those contests, as he's beginning to turn things around following a couple of rough weeks at the plate of late.

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

EDGE Analysis

After a stretch of nine consecutive starts, Donaldson will get a breather in the series finale in Kansas City, allowing Willians Astudillo to get a turn at third base. Donaldson's .806 OPS on the season represents a 36-point downturn from his mark during his first year in Minnesota, but the 35-year-old has at least heated up at the plate after a slow start. Over his last eight games, Donaldson has gone 11-for-31 (.355 average) with two home runs and a 5:6 BB:K.

Donaldson went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs, a double and an additional run scored in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson homered off Kris Bubic in the first inning and off Jakob Junis in the seventh inning. In addition, he doubled to lead off the fifth frame and scored. It was his first game this season with three extra-base hits. The 35-year-old is slashing .250/.352/.461 with seven home runs, 22 RBI and 24 runs in 182 plate appearances. He leads the Twins with a 13.7 BB% and he's reached base safely 12 times in his last five games.

Donaldson went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a walk Monday in the Twins' 3-2 win over the Orioles in 10 innings.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson hasn't left the yard since May 17, but he's at least tapping into some more gap power of late. He now has accrued three doubles over his last two games, bringing his season-long total up to 10 through 168 plate appearances.

Donaldson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson will sit for the second consecutive Wednesday, breaking a streak of seven consecutive starts. The 35-year-old managed only two hits in 22 at-bats over that stretch, with his average plummeting to .236 on the season as a result. Miguel Sano will spell Donaldson at third base in the series finale.

Donaldson isn't starting Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson went 2-for-8 with a two-run home run across the last two games. Willians Astudillo will start at third base and bat seventh.

Donaldson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Monday's 16-4 loss to the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

The Twins were already down 14-1 when Donaldson took Dallas Keuchel deep in the sixth inning. The veteran third basemen is one of the few Minnesota players performing up to expectations so far this season, hitting .274 with five homers and 16 RBI through 28 games.

Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-1 loss to Oakland.

EDGE Analysis

Already trailing 5-0 in the sixth, Donaldson put Minnesota on the board with his solo shot off Frankie Montas. The veteran slugger is slashing .279/.364/.488 with 10 extra-base hits through 99 plate appearances.