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Velazquez isn't starting Friday against the Astros, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Velazquez has gone 0-for-9 with six strikeouts over his last four matchups and will be held out of the lineup for a second consecutive game. David Fletcher is starting at shortstop and leading off.

Perdomo is out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the Brewers.

Perdomo started the past seven games and will head to the bench after going 5-for-21 with four walks, six RBI, six runs and a stolen base during that span. Wilmer Difo, who was promoted from Triple-A Reno on Thursday, will take over at shortstop Friday.

Berti (hip) is not in Friday's lineup against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Berti left Wednesday's game with right hip soreness and is not ready to get back into the mix. Joey Wendle will start at third base while Charles Leblanc starts at second base.

Rojas (wrist) is starting at shortstop and hitting ninth Friday against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

He was scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to right wrist discomfort, but it was apparently a minor issue. Rojas is hitting .128 with one double over his last 39 at-bats and it's unclear if the wrist had been bothering him prior to Wednesday.

Franco (wrist) said Friday that he feels "super good" and believes he is nearing a return, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.

He started hitting in batting practice at the beginning of this week and hasn't had any issues with his wrist. If all continues to go well, Franco said he expects to go to Triple-A Durham for a few rehab games. This isn't a concrete timeline provided by the team, but it sounds like Franco could be activated as soon as next week.

Crawford, who'd been out of the starting lineup for the previous three games with a pectoral injury, went 0-for-4 with a walk and a run in a win over the Tigers on Thursday.

Crawford had already appeared off the bench Wednesday and was deemed healthy enough to play the field Thursday after his second-longest stretch of absences this season. Crawford's recent offensive struggles persisted, however, as he's now hitting just .154 (4-for-26) over his last nine games.

Perdomo went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Brewers.

Perdomo delivered just his fourth multi-hit effort over 35 games since the All-Star break and put a .137 batting average for the month of August behind him with Thursday's production. This season has been a grind for the rookie shortstop, who took over the starting gig from Nick Ahmed (shoulder). Perdomo's hit below .200 in four of five months, although his defense has improved since a shaky beginning.

Lindor went 2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, one run scored and one steal in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.

Lindor tallied an RBI double to tie the game in the sixth and followed that by stealing third and scoring on a sacrifice fly. The shortstop has been struggling during his last eight games with a .185 average and .222 slugging percentage in 27 at-bats. Furthermore, the 28-year-old is without a home run in his last 14 games.

Volpe was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

Oswald Peraza got the call to the majors Thursday, leaving shortstop vacant at the highest level of the Yankees' farm system. Volpe deserved the promotion, as he's maintained a 122 wRC+ with 18 homers and 44 steals across 492 plate appearances with Double-A Somerset for the season.

Duran is out of the lineup for Thursday's game at Boston.

Duran started the past 10 games and will receive a day off after he posted a .696 OPS during that span. Charlie Culberson will take over at the hot corner and bat eighth Thursday.