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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Rays' Isaac Paredes: Back on bench
Paredes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Paredes will take a seat after going 0-for-10 with a walk and six strikeouts while starting each of the past three contests. Though his ability to play three infield spots creates multiple pathways to playing time, the righty-hitting Paredes may settle into more of a short-side platoon role moving forward after the Rays reinstated the lefty-hitting Brandon Lowe (triceps/elbow) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Day off Wednesday
Devers isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Devers is getting a rare day off after he went 1-for-10 with an RBI, two walks and a strikeout over the last three games. Christian Arroyo will take over at the hot corner and bat sixth.
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Matt Duffy 3B | TEX
Angels' Matt Duffy: Sits in series finale
Duffy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Duffy will retreat to the bench for the series finale after starting at first or third base in five of the Angels' last six games while going 5-for-20 with two doubles, a walk and three RBI. Now that he's healthy again, Duffy will likely be competing with Andrew Velazquez and Mike Ford for two spots in the Angels' everyday infield.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Nursing toe injury
LeMahieu is dealing with a toe injury and is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Twins, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
LeMahieu previously sat out Monday's 5-2 win in the series opener, but he was believed to be receiving a routine maintenance day before manager Aaron Boone disclosed Wednesday that the veteran infielder was nursing the toe injury. According to Boone, LeMahieu is meeting with a specialist Wednesday, but the 34-year-old could be available in some capacity for the second game of the twin bill if he receives favorable feedback on his injury. Gleyber Torres will fill in for LeMahieu at the keystone in Game 1.
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Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL
Yankees' Josh Donaldson: Placed on paternity list
Donaldson was placed on the paternity list Wednesday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
Donaldson has been in a bit of a slump over the last week and a half, hitting just .143 with a double, two runs, an RBI, five walks and nine strikeouts over his last nine games. He'll now spend a few days away from the team following the birth of his child. DJ LeMahieu and Oswald Peraza are candidates to fill in at third base in Donaldson's absence, while Miguel Andujar will serve as the 29th man for Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Losing playing time
Candelario is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.
The 28-year-old is on the bench Tuesday for the fourth time in Detroit's last five games, as rookie Ryan Kreidler is beginning to see more time at third base. Candelario finished August on a six-game hit streak during which he hit .375 with two home runs, three doubles and eight RBI, but he's 0-for-10 with a walk through his first three appearances of September.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Sits out Monday
Candelario is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
After a 9-for-24 stretch to end the month of August, he has yet to record a hit in September. Candelario has now been on the bench for two of the last four games. In his place, Ryan Kreidler will take over at third base and bat eighth.
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Matt Duffy 3B | TEX
Angels' Matt Duffy: Starting at first Monday
Duffy will start the game at first base and bat sixth in the order Monday against Detroit, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Duffy has recorded a .517 OPS since returning from the 60-day injured list Aug. 29, though he is currently on a three-game hitting streak. Mike Ford will ride the bench Monday in favor of Duffy.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Will play in next two
Moncada (hamstring) will play Tuesday and Wednesday in Seattle, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.
After being activated off the 10-day injured list earlier Monday, Moncada wasn't listed in the lineup for the series opener. Acting manager Miguel Cairo confirmed Moncada will be back in action for the next two games, however, signaling that he'll step back in as Chicago's everyday third baseman. Moncada is currently slashing .197/.269/.313 on the season, with his .582 OPS being his lowest mark since he joined the White Sox in 2017.