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Wisdom entered Wednesday's game after Asdrubal Cabrera was removed due to a hand injury. Wisdom struck out in his only at-bat.

The Rangers are downplaying Cabrera's injury, referring to his removal from the game as precautionary. Texas next plays Friday, so the team has time to monitor how the hand responds before making a decision about Cabrera's availability. If Cabrera can't go, expect Wisdom to fill in at third base.

Moncada tested negative for a concussion Wednesday.

Moncada was hit on the left side of his head by a throw while attempting to steal (successfully) in the fifth inning Wednesday. The infielder was initially able to stay in the game before being removed prior to his next at-bat for what the White Sox are calling precautionary reasons. Moncada should be considered day-to-day.

Moncada was removed from Wednesday's game against the Royals in the seventh inning with a potential injury, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.

Moncada was hit on the left side of his head by a throw while attempting to steal in the fifth inning, and while he was initially able to stay in the game, he was removed before his next at-bat. Specifics regarding the injury are not yet known.

Bregman went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in a 9-1 victory against the Athletics on Tuesday.

The Astros were already ahead 4-0, but Bregman doubled the lead with one swing in the fourth. It was only his second homer of the year, but Bregman is hitting .302 with seven RBI, seven runs and two steals in 53 at-bats. Behind eight walks, he also owns a .397 on-base percentage and .869 OPS.

Moncada went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs Tuesday against the Royals.

Moncada took Jorge Lopez deep for both of his homers, increasing his total on the campaign to five. He's hit well in the early going and has recorded at least one hit in six of his last seven games, including three multi-hit efforts. Most encouragingly, his 24.3 percent strikeout rate is nearly 10 percentage points lower than his mark from last season.

Astudillo will start at first base and bat cleanup Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Astudillo will pick up his fourth start in six games, with two apiece coming at first and third base. Though Astudillo is not a full-time player at this point, manager Rocco Baldelli hasn't been shy about deploying the 27-year-old in a prominent spot in the lineup whenever he starts. He should make for a decent value option in DFS contests Tuesday while hitting behind Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco and Eddie Rosario.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, two runs scored, two stolen bases and two walks in Monday's 6-4 victory over the Mariners.

It took longer than expected, but Ramirez finally knocked his first home run of 2019 as well as his fourth and fifth stolen bases. He still has just nine hits in 60 at-bats this season, but Monday might've been what he needed to break the slump.

Chapman went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Rangers on Sunday.

Chapman blasted a 431-foot shot to left in the third that snapped a 2-2 tie and served as his only hit of the day. The 25-year-old has a pair of three-hit efforts over his last five games, and he's now knocked in six runs in his last three contests overall thanks to a pair of doubles and homers apiece in that stretch.

Candelario went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Twins.

Candelario batted leadoff with Josh Harrison (shoulder) out of the lineup, and the 25-year-old served as an effective table setter. Candelario is still batting just .208 this season, but he picked up three hits in eight at-bats over the weekend, so perhaps he could be heating up.

Moncada went 3-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Yankees.

The stolen base was the first of the season for Moncada, who had been an active base-stealer in the minors but is less interested in that aspect of his game in the majors. Perhaps hitting in the middle of the order hurts him in that aspect. On balance, however, Moncada's productive bat (.889 OPS in 2019) is a welcome sight that helps make up for his lack of steals.