Shelley Duncan hit his second homer in as many days Tuesday, a three-run blast that accounted for the Indians' only runs in a win over the Royals' split-squad.

Duncan also singled in the game. Dave's son appears to have brought with him to Arizona his hot bat from last September, when he belted seven homers and drove in 23 runs. He's slated for a bench role again in 2012.

Shelley Duncan has the second-most RBI (22) in the majors in the month of September.

Duncan is taking advantage of a healthy dose of playing time, sporting a .292 average and seven home runs this month to go along with the productive RBI total. He may have secured himself a 2012 big league roster spot.

Shelley Duncan doubled and drove in three runs in an 8-2 win over the Twins in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday.

Duncan had a two-run double in the bottom of the first and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly to begin a six-run bottom of the sixth inning. The 31-year-old has six homers and 17 RBI this month, but entered Saturday's action hitless over his last five games. He can't be trusted outside of AL-only leagues.

Shelley Duncan went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Twins.

Duncan now has six homers in 50 September at-bats and is slugging over .700 this month. He's been a valuable AL-only contributor for a month now and probably needs to be owned in mixed formats at this point, as well.

Shelley Duncan drove in five runs with a pair of home runs in Cleveland's loss to the Royals on Sunday.

The multi-bomb day was the second of Duncan's career. Batting .260/.321/.447 through 165 plate appearances this season, he's ownable in AL-only leagues.

Shelley Duncan went 3-for-5 with an RBI in his second game back from a leave of absence Wednesday.

Because of Shin-Soo Choo's injury, Duncan got the start even though the Indians were facing a righty and had his second three-hit game of the season. AL-only leaguers take note: he's 5-for-9 with two doubles the last two days, so the Indians might as well keep playing him and see if he can stay hot for a little while.

Indians activated OF-DH Shelley Duncan from the Family Medical Emergency List.

Duncan was out all weekend while tending to his mother, who underwent a major surgical procedure on Friday. The 31-year-old will continue to function as bench depth.

Indians placed OF-DH Shelley Duncan on the Family Medical Emergency List.

Duncan, recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Friday, must remain on the list for a minimum of three days and a maximum of seven. The 31-year-old was batting .246/.297/.415 with four homers and 23 RBI over 128 plate appearances with the Indians this season.

Shelley Duncan left the Indians for personal reasons Saturday.

No additional information is available at this time. He was just recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Friday. Duncan, 31, was batting .246/.297/.415 with four homers and 23 RBI over 128 plate appearances with the Indians this season.

Indians recalled OF-DH Shelley Duncan from Triple-A Columbus.

He'll replace Ezequiel Carrera on the active roster. Duncan, 31, is batting .246/.297/.415 with four homers and 23 RBI over 128 plate appearances with the Indians this season. He'll function as a right-handed bat off the bench.

Indians optioned OF-DH Shelley Duncan to Triple-A Columbus.

Duncan has been yo-yoed back-and-forth between Triple-A and the big club this season, batting .246/.297/.415 with four homers in 43 games with the Indians. He'll return to a .216/.376/.402 line with five homers over 30 games with Columbus.

Indians recalled OF-DH Shelley Duncan from Triple-A Columbus.

He'll take the spot of Jack Hannahan while he is away on paternity leave. Duncan, 31, is batting .240/.274/.400 with three homers and 20 RBI over 106 plate appearances in two stints with the Indians this season.

Indians optioned OF-DH Shelley Duncan to Triple-A Columbus.

Duncan has been up and down a couple times this season, batting .240/.274/.400 with three homers and 20 RBI over 100 at-bats. He'll be back in September, if not before then.

Shelley Duncsn struck out all four times he was up Sunday in his first start since his recall.

None of the other Indians fared a whole lot better, so this may not hurt Duncan's place for playing time too much. Still, the Indians are taking a hit whenever they use him in the outfield. He'll likely play primarily against left-handers.

The Indians are expected to recall Shelley Duncan from Triple-A Columbus before Friday's game against the Giants.

He'll replace Travis Buck on the 25-man roster. Duncan, 31, was sent down to the minors earlier this month after batting .222/.247/.370 with two homers and 17 RBI over his first 85 plate appearances. He's currently hitting .256 with two homers and 12 RBI through 13 games at the Triple-A level.

Indians optioned OF-DH Shelley Duncan to Triple-A Columbus.

He was cleared to make room for Cord Phelps on the active roster. Duncan has a measly .222/.247/.370 batting line to go along with two homers, 17 RBI and a 22/2 K/BB ratio over 85 plate appearances this season. While he's somewhat useful against left-handed pitching, his skills are largely replaceable.

Shelley Duncan went 2-for-4 with a home run in Cleveland's blowout loss to the Blue Jays on Monday evening.

Duncan's fourth inning solo shot off of Jo-Jo Reyes would be all the offense the Indians could muster in an 11-1 loss. The bomb was just Duncan's second in 69 at-bats this season, and seeing as power is his specialty, he's not going to be worth much to you in AL-only leagues if he's not going deep with greater regularity.

Indians manager Manny Acta said Shelley Duncan "is a little dinged up" after pulling a muscle "around his back" a few days ago.

He's a few days away from being cleared to participate in games. The son of Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan, Shelley hit 11 homers in a part-time role with the Indians last season. He can be a useful player against southpaws, as he possesses an .857 OPS against them last year and has an .823 mark against them in his career.

Shelley Duncan powered the Indians to a win Tuesday night with two home runs off of Scott Kazmir.

Duncan went three for three and collected all four of the Indians' RBI with his solid work at the plate. He's been solid against lefties his entire career (.788 OPS), and is getting the playing time to prove he can be a part of the 2011 squad. With some platooning, he could be a part of your deeper league 2010 fantasy squad too.

Shelley Duncan was 4-for-5 at the dish Monday in the Indians' win over the Red Sox.

He had never even had three hits in a game before Monday. Duncan doubled in a pair of runs, singled three times and scored once. He is a 4-A player but has seen a decent amount of playing time with the Tribe since being brought up in mid-May and has handled himself pretty well, hitting .281 with six homers and 19 RBI over 114 at-bats.