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Senzel (knee) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Senzel will be out of the lineup for a second straight game due to knee soreness. However, manager David Bell said that Senzel could be available off the bench Wednesday, and he's hopeful that he'll be back in the lineup Thursday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Jonathan India will start at second base and bat eighth.

Moustakas (heel) isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Moustakas will be out of the lineup for a fifth straight contest as he continues to deal with a heel injury, but he's served as a pinch hitter in each of the last two games. He could be available off the bench once again Wednesday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Eugenio Suarez will shift to third base while Kyle Farmer starts at shortstop.

Astudillo (hand) will start at third base and bat seventh Wednesday against the White Sox.

Astudillo will return to the lineup for the first time since exiting Sunday's game against the Athletics with a bruised hand, but the Twins never seemed too concerned about the injury. The 29-year-old was used off the bench in Monday's 16-4 loss to the White Sox, going 0-for-3 while seeing action in the field at catcher and pitcher. Astudillo will be filling in Wednesday for Josh Donaldson, who is resting for the day game after a night game.

Donaldson isn't starting Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Donaldson went 2-for-8 with a two-run home run across the last two games. Willians Astudillo will start at third base and bat seventh.

Madrigal isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Madrigal will get a breather after he went hitless with a walk in three at-bats Tuesday. Danny Mendick will start at second base and bat ninth.

LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Rangers.

The Yankees' leadoff man established a new season high in RBI after plating a pair of runs on a fourth-inning double and scoring another on a sixth-inning sacrifice fly. LeMahieu has been running hot over the Yankees' last five games, going 7-for-19 with a 3:3 BB:K, four runs and four RBI.

Candelario went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI on Tuesday against the Mariners.

Candelario took Justin Dunn yard in his first at-bat of the game to record his fourth home run of the season. He remained productive for the remainder of the contest, driving in a run in the third inning while also racking up his seventh double and subsequently coming around to score in the eighth frame. Candelario is riding a four-game hitting streak and has maintained a .291/.367/.419 line with 15 RBI and 21 runs scored across 40 games for the campaign.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Angels.

Ramirez opened up the scoring in a five-run first inning with a two-run blast off Andrew Heaney for his 12th homer of the year. The 28-year-old has historically been a player who starts off slow and finds his groove as the season goes on, but he's been very solid through the first six weeks of the season with a slash line of .264/.349/.583. His 12 long balls are tied for second in baseball as he's also got 27 runs scored, 25 RBI, four stolen bases and an 18:21 BB:K.

Arenado went 2-for-3 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Pirates.

He kick-started the Cards' offense with a first-inning blast off JT Brubaker. Arenado has gone yard in four straight games, giving him 10 homers on the season along with a .307/.362/.583 line that is right on pace with the numbers from his Rockies days.

Senzel's absence from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants is due to knee soreness, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

The injury doesn't appear to be particularly serious, but Senzel will miss at least a start or two. He's a candidate to appear off the bench Tuesday.