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Hernaiz will start at third base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Mets, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Hernaiz is emerging as Athletics manager Mark Kotsay's preferred choice at the hot corner, having started at the position four times in a five-game span. The 23-year-old has posted a poor .561 OPS in August since being reinstated from the 60-day injured list Aug. 4, although that's better than what Abraham Toro (.345 OPS) has provided so far this month.

Toro is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mets, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

For the fourth time in five games, Darell Hernaiz has drawn the start at third base over Toro, though Toro picked up a start at first base during that stretch. Since coming off the injured list last month, Toro is slashing just .151/.224/.189 over 16 games.

Urias is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Nationals, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Rookie Coby Mayo will garner the start at third base instead of Urias, who had manned the hot corner for the first game of the series Tuesday, picking up a single in one of his four plate appearances.

Jung is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Boston.

Jung is batting just .194 with a 14:0 K:BB over his last 31 plate appearances, so he'll get a day to regroup. Josh Smith will handle third base for the Rangers while Adolis Garcia settles into the designated hitter slot.

The Athletics recalled Alvarez from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Oakland optioned Alvarez to Triple-A on Saturday, but he'll be eligible to rejoin the big club four days later since the Athletics placed Brent Rooker (personal) on the paternity list in a corresponding move. Rooker is expected to miss between one and three games while he's on the paternity list, and once he returns, Alvarez will likely head back to the minors.

The Yankees are expected to recall Peraza from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take the roster spot of the injured Jazz Chisholm (elbow), Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

There's still no word yet on the seriousness of Chisholm's left UCL injury, but a trip to the 10-day injured list is a foregone conclusion. Peraza is the logical choice to replace him on the roster and could see some action at third base in Chisholm's stead, although Oswaldo Cabrera and/or DJ LeMahieu figure to be given first dibs. The 24-year-old Peraza has yet to play an inning for the Yankees this season, having slashed .244/.351/.382 with eight homers and 17 steals across 65 contests with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Garcia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Garcia will get a breather as the Royals wrap up their series in Minnesota with a day game after a night game. He had started in each of Kansas City's last eight games, going 8-for-32 (.250 average) with four runs, three RBI and one stolen base.

Berti (calf) could begin a minor-league rehab assignment next week, per MLB.com.

Berti has been participating in hitting and fielding drills at the Yankees' complex in Tampa, Fla. The 34-year-old last saw game action May 24, so his rehab stint could last several games. Berti is likely to settle into a utility role upon his return, and he could help fill the team's void at third base with Jazz Chisholm heading to the injured list due to an elbow injury.

Bregman went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and a second run scored in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.

Bregman put the Astros ahead 2-1 in the fifth inning with a two-out blast off Shane Baz, his fourth long ball in as many games. The 30-year-old third baseman has been red hot at the dish -- he's hit safely in eight straight games, going 16-for-37 (.432) with four homers and nine extra-base hits in that span. Bregman's now slashing .263/.321/.449 through 505 plate appearances this year with 19 homers, 59 RBI, 65 runs scored and three stolen bases.

Urshela went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Tuesday's 15-1 win over the Mariners.

Urshela had a fifth of Detroit's whopping 20 hits as a team, giving him his first four-hit effort of the season. The infielder raised his batting average from .237 to .247 in the process. It's been a disappointing campaign for Urshela, who also missed time earlier in the year with a hamstring injury, but the veteran is capable of delivering some useful fantasy lines when he's in the lineup.