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Urias' thumb is swollen from when he was jammed during an at-bat and it was negatively affecting his ability to grip the ball in the field, which is why he was removed from Friday's game against the Padres, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Manager Craig Counsell said Urias has been able to deal with the issue when hitting, so he should be able to rejoin the lineup once he is able to grip the ball in the field. He is hitting .154 with two home runs over his last 10 games.

Urias left Friday's game against the Padres with right thumb discomfort, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Discomfort is a symptom, not a diagnosis, so it's hard to say what exactly Urias' availability will be in the short term. The Brewers are running out of healthy players capable of playing shortstop, as Willy Adames and Mike Brosseau are already on the injured list. Pablo Reyes replaced Urias in this one.

Guillorme is not in Friday's lineup against the Dodgers.

He had started six straight games, hitting .455 with five walks and two strikeouts, prior to this one. Jeff McNeil is starting at second base while J.D. Davis starts at designated hitter.

Estrada was added to the lineup for Friday's game against Miami.

For a second consecutive game, Estrada will join the starting nine after he was initially slated to come off the bench. Donovan Walton (undisclosed) was a late scratch, so Estrada will start at the keystone and bat seventh.

Albies isn't starting Friday's game against the Rockies, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Albies has hit .333 with four doubles, five runs, a walk and two strikeouts over the last five games, but he'll get a breather Friday. Orlando Arcia will start at the keystone and bat seventh.

Lux wen 2-for-3 with a stolen base in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Mets.

Lux knocked two singles in the contest, and he stole his fourth bag of the campaign in the third inning. The 24-year-old has collected multiple hits in two straight contests and in five of his past 10 games. Over that stretch, he is slashing .364/.447/.424 with seven runs, five walks and two thefts.

Donovan went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Cubs.

Donovan's batting has cooled a bit lately -- he's hitting .231 over his last eight games. In that span, he's also walked five times while striking out just twice. The 25-year-old has a .303/.442/.421 slash line with one home run, nine RBI, 14 runs scored, a stolen base and six doubles through 95 plate appearances. Impressively, his plate discipline has been solid after he didn't post a walk in his first 11 contests. He's walking at a 18.3 percent clip while striking out at just 13.7 percent.

Gorman (back) is starting Friday's game against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Gorman didn't appear in any of the last three games due to lower-back tightness, but he participated in batting practice and will serve as the designated hitter while batting second Friday. Over his last three games, he's gone 7-for-10 with two homers, a double, six RBI and five runs.

Hoerner isn't starting Friday's game against the Cardinals.

Hoerner will get a breather after he went 2-for-13 with a walk and a strikeout over the last three games. Andrelton Simmons will shift to shortstop while Rafael Ortega enters the lineup in center field.

Gorman (back) is feeling "fine" and was held out of the lineup Thursday against the Cubs in hopes of being able to return at full strength Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Gorman went through batting practice but was held out of the lineup and was not used as a pinch hitter Thursday. However, manager Oliver Marmol said that decision was made with the hopes that Gorman would be able to play second base -- rather than only serve as the designated hitter -- for Friday afternoon's game against the Cubs. Gorman has been sidelined by back stiffness for the Cardinals' last three contests.