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Donaldson is not in the lineup Thursday against the White Sox, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Donaldson will take a seat for Thursday's series finale after starting the last three games, going 1-for-9 with three walks and a run scored over that stretch. Yandy Diaz will cover third base and hit sixth in his place.

Madrigal will get playing time at shortstop during the Instructional League, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Madrigal, the White Sox's first-round pick in 2018, has played second base since being drafted, but will diversify this offseason. "It remains to be seen where he will get most of his reps in the majors, but he has the ability to play both,'' director of player development Chris Getz said. Madrigal finished up 2018 at High-A Winston-Salem, where he slashed .306/355/.347 with six steals and five strikeouts over 107 plate appearances. That's about what we expect from the middle infielder considered to be one of the better hitting prospects in the draft: a low-wattage hitter that makes contact with speed on the bases.

Astudillo went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Tigers.

Astudillo has now collected multiple hits in three of his last four starts and is slashing .351/.368/.541 with two homers, 10 RBI and a 0:1 K:BB across 11 games in September. With Mitch Garver (concussion) expected to miss the rest of the season, Astudillo figures to see the majority of opportunities behind the dish for the Twins down the stretch.

Devers is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Devers sits despite the Red Sox facing the right-handed Luis Severino. Eduardo Nunez will start at third base in his place.

Candelario (back) is not in the lineup against Minnesota on Wednesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive Media Group reports.

Candelario will head to the bench for Wednesday's matinee after leaving Tuesday's contest in the eighth inning due to back spasms. In his absence, Ronny Rodriguez will handle the hot corner and bat fifth. Consider Candelario day-to-day prior to Thursday's game.

Candelario exited Tuesday's game against the Twins with back spasms, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Candelario went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout before leaving the game after the eighth inning. The 24-year-old should be considered day-to-day for the time being as the severity of the issue is not fully known.

Devers is not in the lineup Tuesday against lefty J.A. Happ and the Yankees, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Devers hasn't started against a southpaw since returning from a hamstring injury in early September. Brandon Phillips will handle third base Tuesday.

Duffy is not in the lineup Monday against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Duffy will head to the bench for Monday's series opener as manager Kevin Cash looks to stack left-handed hitters against righty Adrian Sampson. Joey Wendle will start at third base in his place, with Brandon Lowe picking up a start at the keystone. Duffy is hitting a solid .306/.432/.389 with seven RBI and a stolen base through 11 games in September.

Segura is sitting out Sunday against the Angels, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Segura only recently got over an illness that had kept him out for three consecutive games, so he'll be given some additional time to recuperate following back-to-back starts in which he went 2-for-9 with a walk and two runs. Andrew Romine gets the nod at shortstop in his stead in the series finale.

Ramirez will not start Sunday against the Tigers.

Ramirez will sit for just the fourth time this season. Adam Rosales will get the call at second base.