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Meidroth went 4-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Rangers.

His first two hits of the game were RBI singles. Meidroth has had a fairly consistent July at the plate, batting .293 (17-for-58) with four multi-hit efforts over 16 games. However, just three of those hits have gone for extra bases, and he's added only seven RBI. Meidroth is batting .277 with a .729 OPS, seven home runs, 34 RBI, 57 runs scored, 17 doubles and two stolen bases over 98 contests this season.

Lee went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Cubs.

Lee hit his fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning against Chicago starter Colin Rea with two runners on, which helped break the game open for the Tigers. The 23-year-old has held his own during his rookie campaign with a .256 batting average and .685 OPS across 60 contests. However, the recent return of Gleyber Torres (oblique) from the injured list is likely to cut into Lee's playing time at second base.

Wetherholt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Angels.

Wetherholt's 409-foot blast off Reid Detmers in the sixth inning proved to be the game's only offense. Through six games since returning from the All-Star break, the 23-year-old rookie has gone 6-for-26 with two homers, four RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base. On the year, he's slashing .257/.352/.403 with 15 homers, 40 RBI, 62 runs scored and 10 steals across 435 plate appearances.

Altuve is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Altuve will head to the bench for the first time since June 28, ending a streak of 17 consecutive starts. Nick Allen will fill in for Altuve at the keystone in the series finale.

Ramirez is not in the Cubs' starting lineup against the Tigers on Wednesday.

Ramirez has gone 6-for-13 with three doubles and four RBI in his four games since the All-Star break. He'll be on the bench for the beginning of Wednesday's game while Michael Conforto serves as the Cubs' designated hitter and bats seventh.

Torres isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

After going 2-for-7 with two walks through the first two games of the series, Torres will move to the bench Wednesday as the Tigers look to ease him back to action following a month-long stay on the IL. Hao-Yu Lee will pick up a start at second base as a result and bat eighth.

Williamson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Richie Palacios will check back in at second base Wednesday while Williamson retreats to the bench following a big performance in Tuesday's 12-2 win. Williamson delivered his second four-hit game in his last five starts, bringing his batting average up to .257 on the campaign.

Julien will start at second base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

The left-handed-hitting Julien will draw his first start of the series after sitting Monday and Tuesday while the Nationals sent lefty starters to the hill for both contests. Julien is batting just .148/.258/.296 thus far in July, and he no longer appears to have a firm grasp on a strong-side platoon role after the Rockies held him out of the lineup against right-handed starters in the final game before the All-Star break and in the first game of the second half.

Seigler is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

Seigler will likely be back in the starting nine for the nightcap, but he'll begin the first game of the twin bill on the bench. Romy Gonzalez will play second base in the matinee, and Masataka Yoshida has been elevated to the leadoff spot typically occupied by Seigler.

Lopez entered Tuesday's game in the fourth inning as a replacement for the injured Josh Jung (calf), going 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 10-0 win over the White Sox.

Lopez, who's been the primary second baseman during the month of July, entered to play shortstop while Ezequiel Duran shifted to third base. Depending on how Jung responds, Lopez could continue to defend shortstop or move back to second base Wednesday. The Rangers' primary starter at short, Corey Seager (back), is progressing in his rehab but has only hit off a batting tee, which indicates it will be at least another week or so before he returns. Once Seager returns, it's expected that Duran and Lopez will share second base, while also serving in utility roles.