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Candelario is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Indians, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

With zero hits in 15 at-bats over his last five starts, Candelario has seen his season average drop below the Mendoza Line (.195). The Tigers won't pull the plug on Candelario in an everyday role at third base, but he'll get a mental break and avoid a tough matchup against Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer. Gordon Beckham will fill in for Candelario at the hot corner.

Wisdom started at third base and went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to Arizona.

Wisdom got the start as Asdrubel Cabrera was given the day off after criss-crossing the country to be sworn in as an American citizen in Miami. Cabrera is expected to play Wednesday while Wisdom retreats to the bench. In addition to backup duty at third base, Wisdom will share first base with Logan Forsythe while Ronald Guzman (hamstring) is sidelined on the 10-day injured list.

Duffy (hamstring/back) has still not resumed any baseball activities but is getting closer to doing so, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

The oft-injured infielder is dealing with multiple injuries, and his possible return date is currently projected as early-to-mid May in a best-case scenario. The report from manager Kevin Cash that Duffy is getting closer to resuming baseball activities is encouraging, but he'll presumably still face a multi-week rehab process even when he reaches that benchmark.

Bregman left Tuesday's game against the Yankees after tweaking his right hamstring, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

Bregman sustained the the injury running the bases and was removed during the eighth inning. The 25-year-old is likely to be out of the lineup for Wednesday's series finale so he can take advantage of the following off-day. Bregman hopes to be ready for Friday's game at Seattle.

Moncada went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs in a 10-5 loss to the Rays on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old went a bit cold over the weekend, going 1-for-14 in the three games prior to Tuesday, but it's nice to see the youngster avoid a prolonged slump. He's had a strong start, hitting .326 with a .628 slugging percentage and 13 RBI this season. He also has three homers and 11 runs in 10 games.

Devers will start at third base and hit sixth Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Devers has previously batted sixth on two occasions this season, but both came against left-handed starting pitchers. Righty Matt Shoemaker is on the mound for Toronto in Boston's home opener, so Devers' drop in the lineup looks to be a byproduct of his early struggles rather than for matchup-related reasons. Devers may need to rebound from his 9-for-40 start to the campaign before reclaiming the spot in three hole he had previously occupied on a regular basis.

Moncada went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's 5-1 loss to the Rays.

Moncada's in a bit of slide after a productive start. He's 1-for-14 with five strikeouts over the last three games. It's nothing to be too concerned with unless the slide grows longer and becomes a full-fledged slump. Moncada's taken a more aggressive approach this season, swinging earlier in counts; his swing percentage is up to 46 percent, five points higher than in 2018.

The Rangers recalled Wisdom from Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.

He'll be available off the bench in the Rangers' series finale against the Angels after assuming the active roster spot of Ronald Guzman (hamstring), who was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Guzman's absence for at least the next week and a half creates an opening at first base, but it's unclear if Wisdom will get a legitimate look in a starting role or if he'll merely function as corner-infield depth during his time with the big club. Logan Forsythe will get the first crack at replacing Guzman in Sunday's contest, and outfielder Joey Gallo could be a solution at the position, too.

Ramirez went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two stolen bases in a 7-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday.

The electric third baseman is off to a slow start in every category except stolen bases. In the last two games, he has posted three steals, giving him the team lead. Saturday was also Ramirez's second two-hit game of the year. In addition to the three steals, he is 5-for-27 (.185) with two doubles, one RBI and five runs through eight games this season.

Urshela was called up to the Yankees and signed to a major-league contract Saturday.

Thairo Estrada was sent back down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a corresponding move, as Urshela will now head to the big club with shortstop Troy Tulowitzski (calf) on the injured list. The 27-year-old has a .225/.274/.315 slash line over 466 career at-bats at the big-league level with the Indians and Blue Jays, and he posted a .321/.345/.679 line for the Yankees over 28 at-bats in spring training.