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Hernandez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Hernandez will head to the bench for what appears to be a routine day off after starting the past three games, going 4-for-10 with a trio of doubles and a 2:2 BB:K in those contests. Max Muncy will slide over to cover second base in place of Hernandez, while Cody Bellinger shifts to first base and Alex Verdugo draws a start in the outfield.

Gorman went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and five RBI for Low-A Peoria in its 10-6 win over Wisconsin on Monday.

The Cardinals' top prospect struggled in his first exposure to the Midwest League late last season, but he's faced little resistance in his return to Peoria. Through five games, Gorman has recorded 10 hits in 21 at-bats, with six going for extra bases.

Urias will be recalled from Triple-A El Paso, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Franchy Cordero (elbow) is headed to the injured list, opening up a spot on the active roster for Urias. The 21-year-old was expected to open the season with the big club but was sent to the minors shortly before the season in a surprise move. Through four games with El Paso, Urias is slashing .333/.400/.556 with a homer and a stolen base (18 at-bats). He'll likely fill a reserve infield role during his time with the Padres, though Urias could push for playing time at the keystone if Ian Kinsler continues to struggle. Urias is starting at second base and hitting leadoff in his first game with the big club.

Lux went 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple a walk and three RBI on Sunday in Double-A Tulsa's 10-1 win over Springfield.

Lux closed out the 2018 season at Tulsa in impressive fashion and is off to a hot start in his return to the Texas League. The 21-year-old should get the call to Triple-A Oklahoma City at some point this summer, but the Dodgers would probably prefer to delay his service clock and push back a big-league promotion until 2020. Unless the Dodgers lose multiple key middle infielders to long-term injuries, the trio of Corey Seager, Enrique Hernandez and Chris Taylor should be enough to keep Lux on the farm this season.

Dubon went 5-for-7 with a double, four runs and three steals over his last two games with Triple-A San Antonio.

Dubon missed almost all of last season after tearing his ACL in May, but his recovery went as expected, and he was able to make it back for the start of this year's minor-league season. Dubon was on the verge of making his big-league debut last year at the time of his injury, so chances are that will occur at some point this season. Over 490 games and 1,881 at-bats in the minors, Dubon has been successful on 120 of his 162 stolen-base attempts -- good for a 74.1 percent success rate -- and is hitting an even .300 with a .349 OBP.

McNeil went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Nationals.

The 27-year-old was held out of Saturday's starting nine due to some minor knee soreness, but he looked none the worse for wear in his return to the leadoff spot. McNeil is still looking for his first homer or steal, but his sizzling .409/.519/.591 slash line through eight games comes with five runs and four RBI. He's also on the cusp of adding significant position flex -- he entered the season qualifying at second base in most formats, but McNeil has already made four appearances each at third base and left field in 2019.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 7-5 victory against the Reds on Sunday.

The 27-year-old went deep to start off the bottom of the first. Power and RBI aren't Frazier's speciality, but he's experienced a strong beginning to the season with a .333 average, four extra-base hits, three RBI, five runs and two steals. He was also thrown out at second base after getting picked off at first, continuing a trend of aggressive baserunning.

Hernandez is back in the lineup Sunday, playing second base and hitting seventh against the Rockies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Hernandez got the day off Saturday, but he's back in action for this tilt against the Rockies. The 27-year-old has hit leadoff five times so far this season, but he'll move to seventh in this contest as Joc Pederson will man the top of the order with the Dodgers facing right-hander Chad Bettis. Hernandez is off to a hot start, slashing .370/.471/.741 through his first 27 at-bats.

Frazier is leading off and starting at second base Sunday versus the Reds.

Frazier hit the bench for the first time this season Saturday but will return to action for the series finale. The 27-year-old has enjoyed a fast start to the season by slashing .308/.400/.423 with two home runs and two stolen bases in 30 plate appearances.

McNeil (knee) will start in left field and hit leadoff Sunday against the Nationals.

McNeil was withheld from Saturday's lineup to rest his sore knee, but there was never much concern about the injury forcing a multi-game absence. Though the 27-year-old has typically slotted into the bottom half of the order this season, he'll move atop the lineup in the series finale with the struggling Brandon Nimmo getting a day off.