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LeMahieu is not in the lineup Tuesday against the White Sox.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa will cover third base and bat sixth versus the White Sox and right-hander Touki Toussaint. Jake Bauers is playing first base and hitting leadoff. LeMahieu holds a rough .240/.315/.373 overall season slash line, though he has come to life a bit in the last few weeks.

Chapman is not in the lineup Tuesday at Cleveland.

Chapman will grab some physical and mental rest after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's series opener against the Guardians. Santiago Espinal is covering third base and batting eighth for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

Kreidler (core) has gone 3-for-13 with a double and a stolen base in three games for Triple-A Toledo since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Thursday.

Kreidler rejoined the Toledo lineup Thursday for his first appearance with the affiliate since April 26 after a prolonged absence due to knee soreness and then core-muscle surgery. The 25-year-old infielder remains on the Tigers' 40-man roster and could be in the mix for a late-season call-up if he can stay healthy at Triple-A and produce well at the plate.

Maton went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's 9-3 loss to the Twins.

Maton provided the offense, hitting his eighth home run of the season during garbage time in the ninth inning. The 26-year-old has mostly struggled in his first year with the Tigers, as this was his first long ball since July 14 and he's batting just .177 for the season. Maton should continue to work in rotation with the likes of Andy Ibanez, Zach McKinstry and Zack Short in the infield, with none of the options providing that much offensively.

Jung will have surgery to stabilize his fractured left thumb and is expected to miss six weeks, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

The third baseman will likely go under the knife within the next few days in an effort to get him back on the field as soon as possible. Skipper Bruce Bochy stated the expectation is that Jung will play again this season, per Sonja Chen of MLB.com, though a more concrete timeline for his return should surface after the procedure takes place. Ezequiel Duran, Josh Smith and Jonathan Ornelas could all see opportunities at the hot corner during Jung's absence.

Jung was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left thumb fracture.

Jung was destined for the injured list when manager Bruce Bochy announced Sunday that the third baseman broke his thumb, and the Rangers made the move official one day later. A timeline for Jung's recovery remains undefined, but he will presumably miss several weeks. Several players could man the hot corner until Jung is ready to return, and Ezequiel Duran will get the first chance to do so Monday night.

Lewis (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A St. Paul, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Lewis has been sidelined since July 1 with the left oblique strain. He will probably get evaluated after each game, and it could be a matter of days before he's cleared to return from the 10-day injured list. With Edouard Julien, Jorge Polanco and Carlos Correa playing regularly in the infield, it's possible Lewis will return to a utility role, but the fact that the Twins don't have an everyday designated hitter could allow him to still see plenty of action.

Ramirez received a three-game suspension Monday for his role in an on-field brawl that occurred in Saturday's game against the White Sox, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports. He's appealing the suspension and will start at third base and bat third in Monday's game against the Blue Jays, according to Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Major League Baseball issued suspensions for three players for their roles in the brawl, with Ramirez and Chicago's Tim Anderson (six games) getting bans for throwing punches, while Cleveland reliever Emmanuel Clase drew a one-game ban. It's unclear when Ramirez's appeal will be heard or if he'll drop the appeal at any point, so the 30-year-old could still be at risk of missing time during the Guardians' seven-game week.

Gelof went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs in a win over the Giants on Sunday.

Gelof authored one of a trio of three-hit efforts for the Athletics on the afternoon and his fourth multi-hit tally in the last seven games overall. The rookie has been as good as anticipated following his promotion from Triple-A Las Vegas, and he's opened August by going 7-for-18 with Sunday's double, two solo home runs, a pair of walks, Sunday's steal and four total runs over his first five games of the month.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the White Sox.

Ramirez is now 16-for-20 on stolen-base attempts this season, with six steals coming in his last 16 games. The 30-year-old third-baseman has swung the bat well recently, boosting his slash line to .289/.361/.500 with 18 home runs, 67 runs scored and 65 RBI through 479 plate appearances this season. Though Ramirez is a must-start player even when he's in the midst of a slump, fantasy managers will have to keep close tabs on his status ahead of the Guardians' series opener with the Blue Jays on Monday. In Saturday's loss to the White Sox, Ramirez was ejected for exchanging punches with shortstop Tim Anderson, and both players seem likely to face suspensions as a result of the incident. Major League Baseball is expected to levy punishment at some point Monday.