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Moncada is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rays.

Moncada is hitting .088 with zero home runs and zero steals over his last 10 games. Jake Burger will start at third base and hit fifth.

Urshela (foot) is starting at third base and hitting cleanup Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Even with right-hander Kevin Gausman on the hill, Urshela slots back into the cleanup spot after missing a brief period with a mid-arch foot sprain. He is hitting .324 with two home runs over his last 10 games.

Walls (calf) is starting at shortstop and batting ninth Sunday against the White Sox.

He was sidelined for a few days after fouling a ball off his calf. Walls, Vidal Brujan and Isaac Paredes are in a three-way split of the middle infield duties while Wander Franco and Brandon Lowe are on the injured list.

Burger hit a two-run home run in his only at-bat Saturday to lead the White Sox to a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.

Burger didn't start the contest, but he was called upon to pinch hit with a runner on base in the eighth inning and Chicago down a run. The infielder came through with a 427-foot, two-run shot to center field that produced the winning margin. Burger has five long balls and 15 RBI while slashing .238/.284/.416 through 110 plate appearances on the campaign. Saturday's homer was Burger's third since May 25.

Rendon's wrist swelling and inflammation are subsiding, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Rendon was recently evaluated by a doctor, who found that the third baseman is healing as expected. He hasn't yet resumed baseball activities, but that could happen soon, according to Bollinger. Rendon remains without a clear timetable for a return.

Keenan was traded to the Blue Jays from the Mariners in exchange for Ryan Borucki on Saturday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports.

Keenan will move to a new organization after being selected in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft and will join the Blue Jays' farm system. The first baseman has produced a .250 average with three homers, 14 RBI and eight runs over 92 at-bats with High-A Everett in 2022.

Walls (calf) is not in Saturday's lineup against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Walls was reportedly available off the bench Friday, so that will likely be the case again Saturday. He is still trying to get right after fouling a ball off his calf earlier this week. Vidal Brujan will start at shortstop and bat sixth.

Urshela (foot) isn't starting Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Urshela was removed from Friday's win over the Blue Jays due to a sprain in the mid-arch of his right foot, and he'll be out of the lineup a day later. The 30-year-old is considered day-to-day for now, but Jose Miranda will start at the hot corner and bat fifth Saturday.

Miranda went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in Friday's 9-3 win over the Blue Jays.

The rookie launched a solo shot off Yusei Kikuchi in the second inning and a two-run blast off Trevor Richards in the sixth as part of a five-homer night for the Twins' offense. Miranda has four hits in 14 at-bats since returning to the majors May 30, with three of them leaving the yard, but his five strikeouts over that stretch remain the biggest obstacle between the 23-year-old and a regular role in the big leagues.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 4-3 win over the Rangers.

Suarez opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, and he added a two-run homer in the ninth to put the Mariners ahead again. The third baseman has been warming up at the dish lately, going 7-for-23 (.304) in his last six games, which follows a three-game skid that came after his previous eight-game hitting streak. For the year, he has a .222/.304/.444 slash line with 10 homers, 28 RBI, 30 runs scored, 10 doubles and a triple in 51 contests.