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Donaldson was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays due to a stomach bug, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

Estevan Florial was added to the lineup with Oswaldo Cabrera shifting from right field to third base. Donaldson should be considered day-to-day.

Suarez went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in a 10-2 win over the Athletics on Friday.

Suarez is a perennial 30-homer hitter and he is making a push to reach that mark once again in 2022. He blasted two long balls off Cole Irvin as part of a five-RBI night to give him 22 homers and 68 RBI on the season. Suarez now has six home runs in August and is slashing .190/.324/.534 through 17 games this month.

Miranda went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 2-1 win over the Rangers on Friday.

Miranda followed up a solo home run by Luis Arraez with one of his own for back-to-back first-inning blasts, which gave the Twins all of the offense they needed for the win. The 24-year-old rookie struggled initially in May but he has been remarkably consistent since June. Miranda is finding himself slotted into the cleanup spot as of late and is slashing an excellent .317/.377/.492 in August. He appears to be breaking out and now has 13 homers and 52 RBI on the season despite only having played in 80 games. With a full season of playing time, he'd be on pace for a 100-RBI campaign, providing some power and run production with third-base eligibility.

Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Friday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.

Ramirez's power has largely been absent in August -- he has only two home runs and three doubles through 18 contests this month. He's started to pick up his run production pace again though, logging at least one RBI in six of his last eight games. The superstar third baseman has a .283/.354/.542 slash line with 23 homers, 99 RBI, 67 runs scored and 14 stolen bases through 115 contests this year.

Urias went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a hit by pitch in Friday's 15-10 win over the Red Sox.

Urias delivered his first homer in 10 games when he led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a solo shot. He's hit safely in eight games during that span, though he's produced just two multi-hit efforts while going 10-for-37 (.270). The third baseman is up to a .248/.290/.423 slash line with 13 homers, 44 RBI, 40 runs scored, one stolen base and 15 doubles through 88 contests this year.

Duffy (back) has gone 1-for-10 with three strikeouts over three games in a rehab stint with Triple-A Salt Lake.

Duffy kicked off the rehab assignment Tuesday and has thus far played one game each at first base, third base and DH. The veteran hasn't played in a big-league game since June 26, when he was pulled from a contest against Seattle with lower back tightness. Duffy isn't eligible to be activated until next weekend, so he'll likely continue logging at-bats with the Triple-A club in the meantime.

Candelario (illness) is starting Friday against the Angels.

Candelario was removed from Wednesday's lineup against the Guardians due to a non-COVID illness, but he'll start at third base and bat eighth Friday. Over his last five games, he's gone just 1-for-18 with six strikeouts.

Moncada went 1-for-3 with two walks and a three-run home run Thursday against the Astros.

Moncada was one of the few bright spots for the White Sox on Thursday as he delivered his seventh home run of the season. He's collected at least one hit in seven of his last eight games, maintaining a .267 average with seven RBI and three runs scored in that span. Moncada is still slashing a dreadful .202/.271/.327 across 299 plate appearances on the season.

Bregman went 4-for-6 with two home runs, two doubles, six RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base Thursday against the White Sox.

Bregman played a key role in the Astros 21-run outburst and has tallied four multi-RBI performances in his last eight starts. He's also collected a hit in 14 of his last 16 games since the start of August, maintaining a .397 average with five home runs, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored in that span. Bregman's hot stretch has bumped his slash line to .264/.367/.472 across 488 plate appearances on the season.

The Royals optioned Garcia to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

With Kansas City welcoming Hunter Dozier (personal) back from the paternity list, Garcia will head down to the minors to play on a more regular basis. Across multiple brief stints in the big leagues this season, Garcia has gone 7-for-22 with two RBI and a run over nine games.