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Chapman is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Chapman will take a seat for the first time since the beginning of July as manager Bob Melvin rests some of his starters with the A's already qualified for the postseason and the AL West decided. The 25-year-old hit .306/.368/.571 with 30 doubles and 14 homers between absences from the lineup. Chad Pinder will start at the hot corner and hit seventh.

Bregman is not in the starting lineup versus Toronto on Wednesday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

As expected, manager A.J. Hinch decided to rest most of his starters after the club clinched the AL West following Oakland's loss to Seattle on Wednesday. J.D. Davis will start at third base while Bregman heads to the bench.

Segura went 2-for-6 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a strikeout in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.

Segura blasted a solo home run in the third inning for his 10th long ball of the year. While he's hit just .205 over 73 at-bats since the start of the month, the 28-year-old is still hitting .303 on the year and sits just two RBI away from matching the career-high 64 he produced in 2016.

Bregman went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jays.

Bregman gave Houston an early lead with a two-run homer in the first inning. It was Bregman's 31st homer of the season and snapped a drought of 14 games without one, a stretch in which the third baseman hit just .163 (8-for-49). With the Astros clinching the AL West on Tuesday, Bregman and other regulars may get some days off over the final five days of the regular season.

Duffy is on the bench Tuesday against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Duffy has gone hitless in his last three contests. Joey Wendle will slide over to third base in his absence, with Brandon Lowe starting at second base.

Chapman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Monday against the Mariners.

Chapman took Shawn Armstrong deep in the seventh inning to give the Athletics a 5-3 lead. He now has 24 home runs for the season, powered by the nine long balls he put up in August. He's posted an impressive sophomore campaign, hitting .280/.357/.516 across 600 plate appearances.

Donaldson is not in the lineup Monday against the White Sox, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Donaldson has hit just .219 in 10 games since joining Cleveland, though he has a pair of homers and a respectable enough .712 OPS. Yandy Diaz will start at third base Monday.

Ramirez is not starting Monday against the White Sox, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The Indians can afford to give their hardest-worked players some days off in the final week of the season with the team locked into the third seed in the AL playoffs. Adam Rosales will start in his place at second base.

Moncada is not in the lineup Monday against Cleveland.

Moncada will sit for the second time in September. Yolmer Sanchez will slide over to second base in his absence, with Jose Rondon at third base.

Astudillo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Astudillo gets a breather for the series finale after going 6-for-12 with two doubles and four RBI in his last three starts. Chris Gimenez starts behind the plate and will bat eighth for the Twins.