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Paredes will start at first base and bat third in Monday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

He'll pick up his fourth consecutive start Monday after going 2-for-11 with two doubles and a run over the final three contests of the Rays' weekend series with the Royals. The righty-hitting Paredes should be a fixture in the lineup against southpaws moving forward, but his opportunities versus same-handed pitching will likely be more sporadic. He'll be spelling the lefty-hitting Ji-Man Choi in the lineup Monday with southpaw Tucker Davidson taking the hill for Anaheim.

Mead (elbow) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Durham and went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk Saturday.

One of the best pure hitters in the minors, Mead missed four weeks with a right elbow strain. It's encouraging that he was able to make it back before the end of the season, seemingly putting any thoughts of a potential surgery behind him. Mead is hitting .296/.390/.537 with a 17.6 percent strikeout rate and an 11.0 percent walk rate as a 21-year-old at Double-A and Triple-A.

Suarez, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a triple and a run in an extra-inning loss to the Athletics on Saturday, is hitting just .213 in August but has laced nine of his 13 hits during the month for extra bases.

The veteran slugger's three-bagger Saturday was his second of the season, tying a career high he'd reached in five previous seasons as well. Suarez's lackluster average during the current month, which is partly the result of a .194 BABIP, is offset by multiple favorable metrics -- he's sporting a .347 on-base percentage largely due to a 13.3 percent walk rate, he's belted six home runs as part of his aforementioned extra-base-hit haul and he's collected 17 RBI in 18 games courtesy of a .333 average with men on base, including a .500 figure with runners in scoring position.

Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yu Chang will draw the start at shortstop while Walls sits in the series finale. Walls had previously started in each of the Rays' last 11 games while slashing .242/.375/.424 with a home run, three doubles, six runs, four RBI, a stolen base and, perhaps most impressively, a 7:5 BB:K.

Candelario is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Candelario recently returned from a one-game absence due to a non-COVID-19-related illness, so the Tigers may just be exercising some caution by keeping him out of the lineup for the series finale. Kody Clemens will fill in for Candelario at third base.

Donaldson (illness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Manager Aaron Boone will hand Donaldson a second straight day off while he recovers from a stomach ailment, though the veteran could still be available off the bench for the series finale. DJ LeMahieu will fill in for Donaldson at third base.

Henderson has started at first base and second base so far this week for Triple-A Norfolk, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

One of the top prospects in the minors, Henderson primarily played shortstop and third base prior to this week, but he is making his first pro start at second base Saturday after starting at first base a couple times earlier this week. The Orioles delayed the arrival of Adley Rutschman until this season for service-time reasons, but it's possible they could promote Henderson this season now that the team is competitive. He is hitting .285/.389/.509 with 10 home runs, six steals and a 26.2 percent strikeout rate in 56 games at Triple-A.

Bride was a late addition to Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.

He will hit seventh and start at the keystone. Bride enters the lineup after Skye Bolt was scratched with left knee soreness.

Bride is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.

Bride is hitting .214 with two doubles in 13 games this month. Tony Kemp will start at second base and hit leadoff.

Urshela is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers.

While Urshela is not in a strict platoon, he typically gets his days off against righties, and that is the case in this one with Glenn Otto on the hill for Texas. Jose Miranda will start at the hot corner and bat sixth.