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Ramirez went 0-for-2 with two walks, two stolen bases and a run scored in Friday's 10-3 loss to Milwaukee.

The third baseman continues to have the freedom to run, as he's now recorded 12 of his 23 stolen bases this year since the start of August. Ramirez was held hitless for the second time in three games. He's slashing .259/.352/.546 with an 11.4 percent walk rate and 13.6 strikeout rate through 543 plate appearances. The 28-year-old has added 33 home runs, 87 RBI, 93 runs scored, four triples and 28 doubles in 129 contests.

Urias (upper leg) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays.

Urias continues to deal with upper leg soreness and will be out of the lineup for a fifth consecutive game Friday. He appeared off the bench Wednesday, but it's not yet clear whether he'll be available in Friday's series opener. Kelvin Gutierrez will start at the hot corner and bat seventh.

Jung is not expected to make his major-league debut this season, Chris Halicke of SI.com reports.

The Rangers' top prospect has held his own since being promoted to Triple-A Round Rock last month, slashing .246/.348/.509 with three homers, six doubles and six RBI across 66 plate appearances. He's on track to be an important piece for the big club early on in 2022, but he won't be promoted this season unless Texas suffers several injuries to its infield in the coming weeks.

Moncada was awarded a hit, which was originally scored as an error, in Sunday's loss to the Royals, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The play was originally ruled an error on Kansas City second baseman Whit Merrifield and contributed to an 0-for-4 night, which snapped a 17-game hitting streak. The ruling change, plus Moncada's three-hit night Tuesday, updated the streak to 19 consecutive games, which was then snapped by an 0-for-3 on Wednesday.

Toro, who went 2-for-5 with a two-run double and a run in a win over the Astros on Wednesday, has a five-game hitting streak during which he's hit .429 (9-for-21) with four two-baggers, six RBI, two walks, a stolen base and four runs.

The 24-year-old has actually been thriving at the plate since arriving from the Astros just before the trade deadline, and he clearly enjoyed playing against his old squad in the just-concluded three-game set. Toro went 5-for-13 over that span, and his current surge has his season slash line up to an impressive .271/.347/.430 across 74 games.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 4-1 win over Minnesota on Thursday.

Ramirez provided an insurance run with his blast in the seventh inning, taking Ralph Garza deep to round out the scoring. It marked the 33rd homer of the year for the 28-year-old Ramirez, who owns an .899 OPS and 87 RBI in 539 plate appearances. He's also swiped 21 bases in 24 attempts.

LeMahieu isn't starting Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.

LeMahieu will get a rare day off after he went 1-for-8 with two strikeouts across the last two games. Tyler Wade will start at the keystone and bat eighth.

Urias (upper leg) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Royals, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias will be out of the lineup for a fourth consecutive game, although he went 1-for-1 with a run and an RBI on Wednesday. Manager Brandon Hyde called the infielder's injury something the team will have to monitor for the remainder of the season, according to Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun. Kelvin Gutierrez will start at the hot corner and bat ninth Thursday.

Rivera was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Rivera lost out on playing time recently after Adalberto Mondesi returned from the injured list, and he'll likely see more consistent at-bats in the minors. The 25-year-old has hit .256 in 29 games during his first major-league season and will be an option to rejoin the Royals if they need depth in the corner infield positions down the stretch.

Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

Chapman's second-inning blast off Dallas Keuchel staked the Athletics to an early 1-0 lead, and starting pitcher Frankie Montas (one run allowed over seven innings) did his part to ensure Oakland led from wire to wire. Now up to 25 home runs on the campaign, Chapman has more or less met fantasy managers' expectations in the power department, but his totals of 70 runs and 68 RBI are somewhat disappointing after he recorded 102 and 91 in those respective categories during his last full season in 2019.