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Chapman was removed from Thursday's game against the Orioles due to an illness, Joe Stiglich of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Chapman played the first three innings of Thursday's contest before ultimately being removed, which prompted the A's to move Ryon Healy over to third base. At this time, Chapman should be considered day-to-day and his status heading into Friday's contest is uncertain.

Robinson went 0-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and three strikeouts in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Mets.

Filling in for a resting Rougned Odor, Robinson took a passive approach during his five plate appearances, as all three of his strikeouts came on called third strikes. The afternoon wasn't a total loss for Robinson, however. His bases-loaded walk in the sixth inning provided the Rangers with an extra insurance run, and he ran up 28 pitches across his five trips to the plate, taxing a Mets staff that needed 210 pitches to get through nine innings. Robinson's ability to play just about every position in the outfield and around the diamond should allow him to stick with the big club as its top utility man, but unless the Rangers are hit hard by the injury bug, it will be difficult for him to pick up consistent starts.

Bregman went 2-for-4 with a double in Wednesday's 7-1 loss to the White Sox.

Bregman's hot bat had him batting up the order the last week or so, but he was dropped to seventh to clear the way for the returning George Springer. The 23-year-old right-hander continues to rake, raising his season average to .276, its highest since Opening Day.

Escobar is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Brewers, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Escobar's opportunities have been on the rise since late July after manager Paul Molitor removed Jorge Polanco from his everyday role at shortstop, but Escobar hasn't really been able to capitalize. He's batting an unremarkable .203/.329/.305 since the All-Star break, and with Polanco having heated up in recent games to take back ownership of the shortstop spot, Escobar's window to make an impact for fantasy owners may have closed. Escobar will hit the bench for a second straight game Wednesday.

Devers is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

After kicking off his big-league career with four multi-hit performances in his first seven games, Devers has fallen into a slump over the past week, going 3-for-19 in his subsequent five starts. Devers doesn't look to be in much danger of losing his everyday role just yet, but the recent returns of Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramirez from injury -- as well as the trade-deadline pickup of utility infielder Eduardo Nunez --will afford manager John Farrell more flexibility with his lineups if the rookie is unable to right the ship.

Bregman went 1-for-3 with two walks and three RBI in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the White Sox.

Bregman's triple extended his hitting streak to 10 games and gave him nine straight with an extra-base hit. The first half of the season was a lackluster one for Bregman, who found himself batting down in the order and making little impact. However, he's been a different hitter since the All-Star break, particularly in his power stroke. 15 of his 26 hits since the break have gone for extra bases.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a pair of two-run homers in Tuesday's victory over the Yankees.

In his first two at-bats (first and third inning), Donaldson delivered a souvenir to the outfield bleachers for his 15th and 16th home runs of the year. Tuesday's power display gave the slugger six long balls over his last 10 games while pushing Donaldson's slugging percentage (.486) to its highest point since July 1. As summer winds down, the veteran is heating up. Through six contests this month, he's 6-for-21 (.286) with four homers, two doubles, nine RBI and seven runs.

Candelario was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.

With Jose Iglesias set to return from the bereavement list Wednesday, Candelario will be shipped back to the minors. He went 1-for-2 during Tuesday's contest and should be back in the majors when rosters expand in September.

Escobar is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

Escobar is just 3-for-22 (.136) in seven games this month, so he'll head to the bench for a breather after starting nine straight contests. Jorge Polanco will take his place at shortstop for the game.

Moustakas has been battling a sore knee since being hit by a pitch that cleared the benches on July 26 vs. the White Sox, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

Based on his current streak (8-for-18 with two homers, four RBI and four runs over his last five games), Moustakas doesn't appear to be hindered much. However, the third baseman has looked uncomfortable at times recently, most noticeably while running the bases. Manager Ned Yost said Moustakas suffered a deep bruise in his hip that required draining, causing stiffness in the slugger's knee that may be lingering. Fantasy owners have no reason to sit the All-Star as of now, but it's certainly a situation worth monitoring.