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Paredes (hip) will start at second base and bat sixth Wednesday against the Rangers, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Paredes checks back into the lineup after a sore hip relegated him to a bench role in Tuesday's 4-1 win. He'll likely serve as Detroit's primary option at the keystone until Niko Goodrum (calf) is ready tor return from the injured list.

Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The promotions of prospects Wander Franco and Vidal Brujan have most negatively affected Joey Wendle and Walls, the latter of whom will sit for the second time in four games. Walls' excellent glove at shortstop should continue to lock him into at least a part-time job, but he'll need to show improvement at the dish in order to see his role grow. Over his last five starts, Walls has gone 1-for-15 with five strikeouts, dropping his batting average to .216.

Moncada went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double in Tuesday's 9-5 win over the Twins.

Moncada had his first three-hit game since April 24 and delivered his third homer over his last four games with a towering two-run shot to center to put the White Sox up 4-1 in the third. The lack of power from the bat of Moncada has been a disappointment all season long, but he's finally starting to show signs of life with his recent surge at the dish. The 26-year-old has a hit in 10 of 12 games so far this month and is slashing .279/.402/.425 with eight homers, 44 RBI, 42 runs scored, two steals and a 57:90 BB:K over 358 plate appearances on the season.

Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to the White Sox.

Donaldson led off the sixth with a solo blast to left to bring the Twins within a run. He subsequently led off the eighth with a single and came around to score on a two-run shot from Jorge Polanco to give the Twins their first lead of the game at 5-4. The 35-year-old swatted his second round tripper over his last five games and generated his second multi-hit effort over that span too. Donaldson doesn't have as much pop in his bat as he used to but is still having a productive year, slashing .251/.354/.490 with 15 homers, 39 RBI, 42 runs scored and a 42:59 BB:K over 297 plate appearances.

Bregman (quad) said Tuesday that he will run the bases a few more times at high intensity before beginning a minor-league rehab assignment, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Bregman increased the speed of his base running Tuesday, and so long as he's able to do the same during the next day or two, it sounds like he could begin a rehab assignment as soon as this weekend. The star third baseman is expected to need somewhere between 15 and 30 at-bats in the minors before being activated. With that in mind, Bregman has an outside chance of being reinstated by the end of July, though an early-August return figures to be more likely at this point.

LeMahieu was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Phillies due to a stomach virus, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

LeMahieu took a rapid COVID test and produced a negative result. It's unclear how severe his symptoms are and whether he'll be available to start Wednesday's game. Rob Brantly enters the lineup to play first base and bat sixth Tuesday.

Manager Terry Francona said Ramirez has not fully recovered from his left elbow soreness and will get occasional days off in the coming weeks, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Cleveland's skipper explained that Ramirez's elbow flares up if the slugger overextends on a swing. The team will certainly exercise caution when dealing with the health of its best hitter, so future days off for Ramirez should be considered normal, barring any other indication.

Ramirez Is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

The 28-year-old sits following an 0-for-3 performance Monday, which lowered his average to .180 in 12 games this month. Ernie Clement is starting at third base and batting ninth Tuesday.

Paredes (hip) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

Paredes picked up a sore hip during Monday's 14-0 win, so he'll get Tuesday off to recuperate. Harold Castro fills in at second base for Paredes, who went 3-for-3 with a double and a run in the blowout victory.

Low-A Lynchburg activated Noel (ankle) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday.

Noel went 3-for-14 (.214) across five games in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League. He'll look to regain an everyday role with Lynchburg now that he's healthy. Noel's slashed .347/.368/.639 across 76 plate appearances, although it seems unlikely he'll move up in the organization during 2021.