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The Indians placed Ramirez on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a fractured hamate bone in his right hand.

Ramirez exited Saturday's game 4-2 win over the Royals with what was described as a right wrist injury, but an MRI revealed that the star third baseman sustained structural damage to his hand. The Indians have yet to indicate if surgery will be necessary, making Ramirez's timeline to return unclear. Even if he's able to avoid surgery, Ramirez would still likely be looking at a multi-week recovery, which could make him a viable drop candidate with just over a month left in the regular season. Cleveland called up Yu Chang from Triple-A Columbus in a corresponding move to restore some depth in the infield, but utility man Mike Freeman may get the first crack at replacing Ramirez in the Tribe's everyday lineup.

Bregman went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Angels.

Bregman came through with the three-run shot during the third inning, which proved to be the difference in the contest. The 25-year-old is crushing the ball in August with a .405/.500/.824 slash line, six home runs and 26 RBI in 20 games.

Ramirez underwent an MRI on his right wrist after leaving Saturday's game against the Royals, Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com reports.

The Indians will wait until at least Sunday to make a determination on the MRI results, but a trip to the injured list appears to be a possibility. Ramirez exited the contest with right wrist discomfort after taking a swing during the first inning.

Ramirez exited Saturday's game against the Royals with an apparent right wrist injury, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Ramirez appeared to suffer the injury on a swing during the first inning and was unable to finish the at-bat. The specifics of the injury remain unclear, but the Indians could play things safe and keep him out of the lineup Sunday since there's a scheduled off day to follow Monday.

Moncada went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer in Friday's 8-3 win over the Rangers.

Missing nearly a month with a hamstring strain hasn't cooled down Moncada's bat at all -- he's bashed four extra-base hits in two games since his return, going deep twice. On the year, the 24-year-old has had his long-awaited breakout, slashing .305/.361/.555 with 22 homers and 63 RBI.

Peterson is not in the lineup for Friday's game against Tampa Bay, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Peterson started four of the last five contests, but he'll take a seat Friday as he is 3-for-20 since Aug. 14. DJ Stewart, Anthony Santander and Trey Mancini will start from left to right in the outfield for the Orioles.

Candelario (thumb) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Friday.

Candelario recorded multiple hits in three of his last four rehab games with Toledo and homered Thursday, but he had been in a bad way before landing on the IL (.156/.235/.234 in his last 20 games), so the Tigers will keep him down and have him work out the kinks until rosters expand. Dawel Lugo has been starting at third base for the big-league club.

Bregman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's win over the Tigers.

Bregman slugged a two-run shot in the fourth inning to give the Astros the first lead of the game. He also singled in the sixth. The 25-year-old shortstop has now tied a career best of 31 home runs while slashing .279/.407/.558 with 95 runs scored and 85 RBI.

Moncada went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in Thursday's win over the Rangers.

In his return from the injured list due to a hamstring injury, Moncada batted cleanup and hit his 21st homer of the season, this time off Ariel Jurado in the third inning. The 24-year-old, who was out since July 31 with a strained right hamstring, also doubled in the fifth. Over 98 games this season, Moncada is slugging .303/.359/.545 with 22 doubles and 61 RBI.

Burger (Achilles) is hoping to be able to play in the instructional league this fall, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

He originally had been targeting making it back before the end of the AZL season, but that no longer seems realistic. Burger has not played in a game since 2017 due to multiple Achilles injuries.