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  • Miguel Vargas 3B | CHW

    White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Sitting out Wednesday

    Vargas (eye) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Baltimore, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Vargas had to exit Tuesday's contest after a collision left him with a right eye abrasion. It appears at this point he's avoided a concussion and can be considered day-to-day. Lenyn Sosa is at third base in Wednesday's series finale.

  • Alex Bregman 3B | HOU

    Astros' Alex Bregman: Back in Houston lineup

    Bregman (elbow) will start at third base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game versus the Reds, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    A nagging right elbow issue had caused Bregman to miss the previous four games and nine contests in total since mid-August. He's feeling well enough to give it a go Wednesday, and it's a good sign that he's playing third base rather than being used at designated hitter.

  • Royce Lewis 3B | MIN

    Twins' Royce Lewis: Starting at second base Wednesday

    Lewis will start at second base and bat second in Wednesday's game versus the Rays.

    Lewis played a few innings at second base earlier this week, but this will be his first-ever start at the position at the major-league level. He made one start there at Double-A Pensacola in 2019 and later that year in the Arizona Fall League handled the position on four occasions. Lewis' throwing has been an issue at times from third base, so it's possible second base will be a better fit for him. Whether he will move there on a full-time basis this month isn't clear.

  • Addison Barger 3B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Idle Wednesday

    Barger (knee) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

    Barger went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 10-9 loss to the Phillies but left the contest early with left knee discomfort. With the Blue Jays and Phillies wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game, Barger will unsurprisingly find himself on the bench. With a team off day on tap Thursday, he'll have two full days to recover from the knee injury before potentially returning to the lineup for Friday's series opener in Atlanta.

  • Rafael Devers 3B | BOS

    Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Moving up order Wednesday

    Devers will bat second in the order Wednesday, Bill Ladson of MLB.com reports.

    Devers is slumping, and the Red Sox hope moving him up in the order, behind speedy leadoff batter Jarren Duran, will give him a lot of fastballs. Since returning from a three-game stint to rest his shoulders, Devers is 1-for-21 (.048) over five games.

  • Josh Jung 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Jung: Fills box score in win

    Jung went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI, a stolen base and a hit-by-pitch in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Yankees.

    Jung opened the scoring with a fourth-inning homer and contributed to the Rangers' comeback push with an RBI single in the eighth. The third baseman has gone 13-for-40 (.325) with two homers and three steals over his last 10 contests. That productive stretch has him up to a .276/.295/.455 slash line with six homers, four steals, 14 RBI and 16 runs scored through 34 games overall.

  • Addison Barger 3B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Battling knee issue

    Barger was removed from Tuesday's game against the Phillies due to left knee discomfort.

    Barger went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run before his knee caused him to come out of the game ahead of the seventh inning. There's no telling if he'll be available for Wednesday's contest, but an extended absence seems unlikely.

  • Miguel Vargas 3B | CHW

    White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Exits after collision

    Vargas was removed from Tuesday's game against the Orioles due to a right eye abrasion.

    Vargas suffered the injury on a collision with Andrew Benintendi while chasing down a pop fly during the second inning of Tuesday's contest. Should Vargas need to sit out Wednesday's game, Lenyn Sosa would be the favorite to pick up a start at third base.

  • Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Throwing sans cast

    Westburg (hand) did some throwing without a cast Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Westburg is almost five weeks removed from suffering a fractured right hand and has finally been able to ditch his cast. He'll continue to ramp up his activities and will likely require a short rehab assignment before being activated by the Orioles. A return in mid-September looks doable.

  • Rafael Devers 3B | BOS

    Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Struggling since return

    Devers went 0-for-4 in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Mets.

    Devers worked through discomfort in his shoulders all season, and it may finally be taking its toll on him. Earlier in the season, rest served Devers well, but a three-game sabbatical at the end of Boston's recent homestand hasn't had a similar effect. He's 1-for-17 in four games since returning to the lineup.

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