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Urias was removed from Thursday's game against the Cubs due to right quad discomfort, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Urias injured himself while legging out a double in the fourth inning. He remained on the base paths for the rest of the frame but was pulled once Toronto went on defense in the next half-inning. He's scheduled to undergo an MRI on Friday to determine the severity of his injury and can be considered day-to-day in the meantime.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Thursday's 13-6 loss to the Mets.

Lowe ate into a Mets lead in the fifth inning when he smacked a three-run shot, his 12th homer of the season and first with Cleveland. He's enjoying the Guardians uniform thus far, as Lowe is 4-for-10 with a double, a home run and five RBI in two starts with his new team.

Ramirez started at third base and went 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in Thursday's 13-6 loss to the Mets.

Ramirez returned to action after missing two games due to a sore left hand. There was some concern about the injury, which is the same hand that was operated on in June, but it looks like the Guardians' star has bounced back quickly.

The Tigers signed Zavala to a minor-league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Toledo, Emily Waldon of Baseball America Reports.

Zavala had played in 16 games at the Triple-A level in 2026 for the Dodgers at Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to being let go in June. He slashed .196/.323/.353 with three extra-base hits (including two home runs) across 62 plate appearances with OKC. The 32-year-old made his last MLB appearances in 2024 for Seattle.

MRI results revealed a strain in Ryan's left glute Thursday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Manager Derek Shelton said Wednesday that Ryan's injury has prevented him from replicating his delivery, and the right-hander is likely to spend time on the injured list now that he's been officially diagnosed with a strain. It's unclear whether he'll need to miss more than the 15-day minimum, but the Twins may provide a return timeline once he officially lands on the IL.

Griffin (12-4) took the loss against the Mets on Thursday, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks in four innings. He struck out six.

Making his Guardians debut, Griffin didn't leave an encouraging first impression with his new club. The left-hander has now coughed up 11 runs in his past two starts (9.1 innings), which is quite the disappointment after he gave up 10 runs altogether across his previous nine outings. Griffin will be aiming to get back on track his next time out in Detroit, where he'll bring what is still an impressive 3.31 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 122:32 K:BB over 133.1 innings for Washington and Cleveland.

Kreidler is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Kansas City.

Kreidler had made four consecutive starts at shortstop, but he will begin Thursday's festivities on the bench. Tristan Gray will occupy shortstop in Kreidler's stead as the Twins try to avoid being swept.

Jeffers is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Kansas City.

Jeffers will receive a routine day off after starting each of the previous six contests. Victor Caratini will do the catching and bat eighth for the Twins.

Neto went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Orioles.

Batting cleanup as opposed to his customary leadoff spot Thursday, Neto responded by showing off his power stroke. The shortstop snapped a long power outage, last going deep July 5, so it's possible the Angels will keep him in the No. 4 lineup position in an attempt to keep his power up. Through 502 plate appearances, Neto is slashing .230/.317/.426 with 20 homers, 50 RBI, 14 stolen bases and 74 runs scored.

Natera secured the save against the Orioles on Thursday, allowing no runs on one hit and no walks in 1.1 innings. He struck out two.

The departure of Kirby Yates to Pittsburgh at the trade deadline has since opened up ninth-inning work for the Angels. Natera appears to be firmly in the mix alongside Ben Joyce, having been scored upon just one time in his past 11 outings while tallying multiple punchouts on eight occasions during that span. Natera is now 2-for-2 in save opportunities, boasting a 2.16 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 38:10 K:BB with four holds across 25 innings.