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Chapman (hand) will man third base and bat sixth against Houston on Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Chapman was struck with a pitch on his left hand in the eighth inning of Tuesday's contest but was able to stay in the game and claimed that he would be fine moving forward, which appears to be the case. Over 67 games, he's slashing .254/.349/.454 with 10 home runs and 26 RBI.

Muncy is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Muncy has homered in four straight games and owns an impressive .277/.395/.631 line on the year, but he'll head to the bench Wednesday with a left-hander in Cole Hamels toeing the rubber for the opposition. Cody Bellinger is starting at first base in his stead, allowing Enrique Hernandez to pick up a start in center field.

Lewis (leg) started at shortstop and went 2-for-5 with a double and stolen base Tuesday in Low-A Cedar Rapids' 7-0 win over Kane County.

Lewis departed Sunday's game against Wisconsin after awkwardly stepping on first base, but his return to the field two days later in addition to his successful steal attempt suggest that the leg injury won't slow him going forward. The 19-year-old has been exceptional at Cedar Rapids this season, posting a .764 OPS while recording steals in 16 of his 17 tries.

Donaldson (calf) is set to run the bases during the Blue Jays' off day Thursday before potentially heading out on a short rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Manager John Gibbons was noncommittal when discussing Donaldson's timetable, but it appears as though the plan is for the third baseman to compete in a a minor-league game or two before returning to the field with Toronto. More should be known regarding his status following Thursday's series of baserunning drills.

Muncy went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.

Make it four straight games with a home run, as he took starter Bartolo Colon deep for a solo shot in the third inning. The 27-year-old has cranked 13 home runs in just 130 at-bats and figures to continue being a solid source of run production in a suddenly awakened Dodgers lineup.

Chapman, who was hit by a pitch on his left hand during the eighth inning of Tuesday's loss to the Astros but remained in the game, doesn't expect to miss any time, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Chapman was 3-for-3 with a trio of doubles when he was plunked by Collin McHugh, making him the second Athletics batter -- Jed Lowrie being the other -- to get hit by the reliever in the eighth inning. Chapman was examined by a trainer and remained in the game, and he subsequently confirmed that his hand stopped hurting soon thereafter. It thus appears he avoided any injury, and the infielder should be in Wednesday's lineup provided that no swelling or pain develops overnight.

Machado (illness) is starting at shortstop and hitting third Tuesday against the Red Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

As had been the hope, Machado is back in action after missing his first game of the season Monday due to an illness. The stud shortstop, who is hitting .312/.380/.591 with 18 homers and 50 RBI through 64 games this season, will face lefty Eduardo Rodriguez in his return to action.

Segura went 3-for-4 with a run in a win over the Angels on Monday.

Segura has made lines like this the norm in what has been a stellar season thus far. Monday's multi-hit effort served as his fifth over the first 10 games of June, and the 28-year-old's .343 season average is second only to Mookie Betts in the majors. He's now hit safely in six of his last seven contests.

Duffy went 2-for-5 with two runs and a stolen base in a win over the Blue Jays on Monday.

Duffy was effective in a table-setting role at the top of the order, coming home in the first and fourth innings on a Joey Wendle sacrifice fly and Jake Bauers home run, respectively. The hot-hitting infielder pushed his June average to .359 with Monday's tally, his fourth multi-hit effort over the last five games and sixth overall of the month.

Anderson went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and two RBI in Monday's win over the Giants.

It was only his fourth homer of the year but second in the last seven games, and Anderson now boasts a massive .436/.488/.769 slash line through 10 contests in June with six runs and eight RBI. The 25-year-old is blossoming into a genuine offensive threat for the Marlins.