Moss had a nice night at the plate Monday, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Moss had a rough month of June, hitting .211 with just nine RBI, but seems to be turning the corner here in early July. The slugger already has matched his June RBI total this month, and has collected six hits in six games in July.

Moss homered and drove in five runs in an 8-1 win over the Rays on Wednesday.

Moss hit just .211 (20-for-95) in June and is hitting just .233 for the season but has a respectable 13 homers. He'll continue to bat in the middle of the Cleveland lineup and has 42 RBIs in 72 games this season.

Moss is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Moss went just 1-for-13 over his last four games, so manager Terry Francona decided to give him a day to clear his head. David Murphy will get the start in right field in Moss' place.

Moss is out of the lineup Thursday against the White Sox.

Moss will receive a day off with the left-handed John Danks toeing the rubber for he White Sox. Following an 0-for-4 night at the dish Wednesday, he'll cede Wednesday's start to Ryan Raburn in right field.

Updating a previous report, Moss will start at first base and bat seventh in the order Monday agains the White Sox, Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Moss was originally going to be held out of the lineup with lefty Chris Sale on the mound for the White Sox, but will be reinserted following the late scratch of Carlos Santana (back spasms). Despite the lefty-lefty matchup, Moss does own an .837 OPS against southpaws in 2015, so it may not be a major downgrade for manager Terry Francona and the Tribe.

Moss is not in the lineup Monday against the White Sox.

Moss has made five straight starts for the Tribe, but will get the day off following an 0-for-4 performance Sunday afternoon. Carlos Santana (back) will return to the lineup at first base, while Ryan Raburn gets the starting nod in right field.

Moss went 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI in the 10-8 win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Moss has really struggled this season, so this performance is something to look forward to. Surprisingly, he has been better against lefties then he has righties this season, so look for him to start getting hot against righties soon.

Moss went 3-for-4 -- all singles -- with an RBI in Wednesday's win over St. Louis.

On a day when the Cardinals and Indians combined for only eight hits in a 2-0 win, Moss was responsible for almost half of them. A rare positive batting-average day for Moss, who'd gone 1-for-15 over the past four games. It's worth noting that Moss has actually bizarrely struggled against right-handed pitching this year, so his stats should continue coming around -- as they did against Cards righty John Lackey -- while the season goes on.

Moss is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins.

Moss typically doesn't receive days off unless a lefty is on the mound for the opposition, but his 1-for-12 showing at the plate over his last three starts was likely enough to convince manager Terry Francona to give him a rest. David Murphy will cover right field in Moss' absence.

Moss is not in the lineup Monday against the Royals, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Moss has been on a nice stretch lately, collecting six hits--including two home runs--and nine RBI over his last four games. It appears to just be a regular off day for the 31-year-old as Jerry Sands will take over in right field and bat sixth.

Moss was huge on Friday night, going 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs and seven RBI as the Indians thumped division-rival Detroit.

Somebody left a wake-up call for Moss' slumbering bat, and the results were eye-popping. This is what the Tribe was looking for when they acquired him so Moss, who now has three long ones and nine RBI to go with a .214 average, will try to build on this game going forward.

Moss is out of the lineup Monday against the White Sox, Doug Padilla of ESPN Chicago reports.

Moss will get the day off with the left-handed John Danks on the mound for the White Sox on Monday. The veteran is off to a slow start this season, batting just .156/.270/.313 with one home run and two RBI, but should get a chance to begin turning things around with the right-handed Hector Noesi slated as the opposing pitcher Tuesday.

Moss went 1-for-4 with his first home run of the season in Friday's loss to Minnesota.

After a slow start to the season (he's just 3-for-24 at the plate), Moss may finally be getting going. He's now hit 56 homers since 2013, a total which ranks him tied third among American League left-handers over that span.

Moss is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Moss will sit out in favor of Jerry Sands with left-hander John Danks on the mound. The day off could do Moss some good, as he is just 2-for-20 (.100) through seven games this season.

Moss went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts Tuesday and is now hitting .100 (2-for-20) on the season.

Moss enjoyed a strong, and healthy, spring after offseason hip surgery but has gotten off to a sluggish start at the plate.

Moss is out of the lineup Saturday against the Tigers.

An RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday broke an 0-for-12 stretch for Moss to begin the season. The 31-year-old posted a .264/.366/.425 batting line against lefties last season but is just a .246/.322/.397 career hitter against left-handed pitching, and with David Price on the bump for Detroit, manager Terry Francona will slot Jerry Sands in as his right fielder.

Moss, who was playing in consecutive games for the first time this spring, belted his third homer of Cactus League action Monday.

Moss' rehab from hip surgery has gone amazingly well to this point as he hasn't had a single setback this spring. He'll be completely ready for the start of the regular season.

Moss said Monday that he is "shocked" at how healthy he feels so far in camp, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.

All he is worried about right now is normal spring aspects like timing and pitch recognition. This suggests that any discount to his fantasy value for injury concerns may need to be corrected.

Moss made his first appearance of the spring in right field Sunday, finishing the day with a double in two at-bats.

Moss had been limited to DH appearances in his return from knee injury but was able to play the field Sunday as he return from hip surgery continues to go very well.

Moss (illness) returned to the lineup Sunday after missing two games, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

The flu held Moss of out of Friday and Saturday's games, but he's recovered and will return to action Sunday afternoon. Moss is recovering well from offseason hip surgery and made his first appearance of the spring last week.