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The Indians are shuffling their infield very dramatically right now.

In one day, the team optioned shortstop Jose Ramirez and third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall to Triple-A Columbus, while recalling Zach Walters and Giovanny Urshela to take their respective spots.

Urshela was hitting .276 with three home runs and nine RBI in 76 at-bats for Triple-A Columbus this season.

Twins infielder Eduardo Escobar will likely take over as the team's starting shortstop following the option of Danny Santana to Triple-A Rochester.

Escobar has bounced around the diamond for the Twins, playing 24 games in left field but making eight starts at shortstop and also seeing limited time at second base and third base. He's the only Twins player besides Santana to get a start at shortstop, and the team balanced the move by recalling Kennys Vargas.

Eduardo Nunez has experience at the position as well, so the team could opt to split playing time between the pair of utility players. The Twins could also end up promoting infielder Doug Bernier, who is already on the 40-man roster.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

It's Plouffe's first break from the starting lineup since May 10. He's had a tough time offensively in June, going 1 for 24 with one walk in six games this month. Eduardo Nunez will man third base, while Torii Hunter will slot into the cleanup spot in the lineup.

The Twins are home underdogs (+113) on Sunday, per VegasInsider.com.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Longoria has been dealing with a sore wrist, and will hit the bench for a second straight day as a result. He has hit .273/.351/.414 with five home runs and 25 RBI in 198 at-bats.

The Rays are road favorites (-129) in Seattle, per VegasInsider.com.

The Tigers pounded out 18 hits on Saturday, and four of them belonged to infielder Josh Wilson. Wilson was making his first start of the season for the Tigers after being recalled on Tuesday. The result was his second-career four-hit game.

All four hits were singles for Wilson, who also drove in and scored a run as the Tigers grabbed the 7-1 victory over the White Sox. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado supplied the only offense his team could muster against Indians starter Danny Salazar on Saturday. Machado went deep in the third inning to give the Orioles a temporary 1-0 lead. 

The solo blast was Machado's ninth of the season, but just his third over his last 25 games. Machado also singled in the game, and now carries a .263 batting average on the season.

Third baseman Evan Longoria is out of the Rays' starting lineup for just the second time this season Saturday as they face a tough pitching matchup in Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. 

Longoria's only other absence from the starting lineup occurred on May 7. Since then, he's essentially hit third in the Rays' lineup every day. But Longoria said he's been dealing with a sore left wrist that's been bothering him and with a good right-hander on the mound, it was a good time to rest the injury. 

Longoria is hitting .273 with five homers and 25 RBIs so far this season. 

Max Muncy will start at third base for the Athletics on Saturday, replacing Brett Lawrie. 

Lawrie has started 52 games at third, including the last 10. Muncy will bat seventh in the lineup and start at third base for the sixth time this season, and first since May 25.

Tigers third baseman Josh Wilson drove in two of Detroit's three runs in Friday's loss to the White Sox.

Wilson went 1 for 4 and earned his first two RBI of the year. 

"Any time you get some hits and production from the bottom of the order, you know your team is probably going to do well," Wilson said. "If I can continue to just have good at-bats, we have some pretty good hitters at the bottom of the lineup."

Outfielder Rajai Davis returned from paternity leave and will leadoff a juggled Tigers lineup Friday as Detroit looks to break out of an offensive funk. 

Davis, who missed five games, is hitting .355 (11 for 31) with three doubles and a home run in his career against White Sox starter Jose Quintana.

Josh Wilson will make his season debut Friday, hitting eighth and playing third base. He was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.