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Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, three runs scored and a pair of walks in Saturday's 11-3 win over the Yankees.

Ramirez put the finishing touches on Cleveland's offensive outburst, taking Andrew Heaney deep to left field in the eighth inning to make it an 11-1 game. It was the 34th long ball of the year for Ramirez, who is nine RBI away from reaching the century mark for the second time in his career. The 29-year-old superstar has put together hits in four consecutive games, going 6-for-13 (.462) during that stretch.

Donaldson went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jays.

Donaldson homered yet again off the Blue Jays on Saturday, taking Steven Matz deep in the first inning to give the Twins a 2-0 lead. The 35-year-old will have plenty more opportunities to enact revenge against his former team this season, as Minnesota and Toronto will meet five more times before the year is out.

Walls was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers due to illness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Walls hasn't been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, so there's yet to be any indication that this is anything other than a normal sickness. Joey Wendle will take over at shortstop.

Maggi's contract was selected by the Twins on Saturday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

The 32-year-old was drafted all the way back in 2010 but has yet to make his major-league debut. He'll get his chance after hitting .261/.364/.486 with 16 homers and 12 steals in 86 games for Triple-A St. Paul, though his 31.0 percent strikeout rate suggests that expectations for him should be modest.

Urias will sit Saturday against Boston, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias has been hot at the plate recently, hitting .324/.419/.500 over his last 23 games, though his 30.2 percent strikeout rate over that stretch suggests he's due to regress. Pat Valaika takes over at second base Saturday.

Chapman (lower leg) went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run in a win over the Angels on Friday.

After having missed the last four games with lower-leg soreness stemming from an errant foul ball last Saturday, Chapman was back in the starting nine. The slugging third baseman had been in a 1-for-17, six-game funk prior to his string of absences, so perhaps Friday's productive showing will help ignite a more fruitful stretch at the plate.

Walls went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run in an extra-inning win over the Tigers on Friday.

The rookie was able to make an impact through some solid plate discipline, reaching safely for the fifth time in his last six major-league starts. Walls boasts a .385 on-base percentage that's largely the byproduct of a 19.2 percent walk rate over his last eight games, a sample that also includes a cameo as a defensive replacement where he didn't log a plate appearance and a hitless pinch-hit at-bat.

Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 7-3 win over Toronto.

The 35-year-old hit the second of three straight homers for Minnesota in the third inning. Donaldson is up to 23 long balls this year, although he's hit only two in his last 16 games. Overall, the veteran slugger owns a .246/.344/.470 slash line with 63 RBI, 62 runs scored and 22 doubles across 483 plate appearances.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 8-0 loss to the Yankees.

The 29-year-old was one of few Cleveland batters to find success against Yankees starter Corey Kluber. Ramirez has recorded five of his 24 stolen bases this season in September. He's added a .259/.349/.538 slash line, 33 home runs, 90 RBI and 96 runs scored through 565 plate appearances.

Chapman (lower leg) is back in the starting lineup Friday against the Angels.

Chapman missed the last four games after fouling a ball off his lower leg in Saturday's loss to Texas. It appears the third baseman is feeling better as he'll bat sixth during the series opener in Anaheim. With Chapman back in the fold, Josh Harrison shifts to shortstop to give Elvis Andrus a breather.