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Chapman will sit for Friday's game against Houston.

Chapman has failed to meet expectations at the plate this season, posting a career-low .718 OPS, and he's been particularly poor recently, recording just one hit and 13 strikeouts across his last seven games. He'll sit Friday, with Josh Harrison taking over at the hot corner.

Paredes will sit Friday against the White Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Paredes hits the bench for the second time in three games. Willi Castro starts at second base.

Candelario will sit Friday against the White Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Candelario sits for just the second time since the start of July. Harold Castro takes over at third base.

LeMahieu (hip) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays.

LeMahieu left Thursday's game against Toronto with right hip soreness and will miss at least one start. Per Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger, the infielder is visiting a doctor and may not be available Friday. Rougned Odor gets the start at third base.

Segura is out of the lineup Friday against the Marlins, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Segura will head to the bench after starting the past 23 games sine the Phillies are now eliminated from playoff contention. Ronald Torreyes will cover the keystone in his place Friday.

Sosa (wrist) is not in the lineup Friday against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Sosa will be on the bench for the seventh straight contest as he continues to manage a right wrist injury, The Cardinals have secured their place in the playoffs, so the 25-year-old won't be rushed back this weekend. However, he'll be available off the bench in Friday's matchup, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports. Paul DeJong will receive another start at shortstop.

LeMahieu exited Thursday's game against the Blue Jays with right hip soreness, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

LeMahieu exited in the sixth inning of the game, and the issue is particularly concerning given that he just returned from a similar injury Sunday. It remains to be seen if LeMahieu will be able to return for the team's final playoff push, or if the issue will end his regular season. Gio Urshela shifted from shortstop to third base and Tyler Wade entered the game at shortstop to account for LeMahieu's absence.

Sosa (wrist) remains on the bench for Thursday's game against the Brewers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Sosa will sit for the sixth straight game as he recovers from a right wrist injury. The Cardinals have little incentive to rush him back, as they clinched a playoff spot Tuesday. Paul DeJong remains the starting shortstop.

Toro went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Athletics.

Toro added an insurance run on late for the M's with a solo home run off Sergio Romo in the eighth to put them up 4-2. The long ball was his first since Aug. 31. The 24-year-old was cruising at the beginning of the month, hitting .323/.389/.452 through his first eight games but has since fallen back a ton, hitting just .111/.176/.175 since Sept. 11. Toro remains a bright young piece of this Mariners team and will look to build on Wednesday's homer during the final series of the season, which begins Friday against the Angels.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a walk and two runs scored in Wednesday's 11-9 loss to the Dodgers.

Machado notched a base hit his first time up and followed that with a two-run blast to right center in the third. The Padres have been sliding all month long as they slowly played their way out of playoff contention, though Machado has maintained strong play, as he's slashing .304/.366/.533 with five homers, 17 RBI, 15 runs scored, two steals and 8:10 BB:K over 24 games in September.