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Jonah Bride 3B | TEX
Athletics' Jonah Bride: Losing out on playing time
Bride is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Bride is sitting against a right-handed pitcher (Spenser Watkins) for the third time in four games and appears to have lost hold of the everyday role at second base. Tony Kemp will take over at second base in Bride's stead, opening up a spot in the corner outfield for recent Triple-A Las Vegas call-up Cody Thomas, who looks to be the main beneficiary of Bride's role being decreased.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Likely back when first eligible
Moncada (hamstring) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list when first eligible, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.
Moncada has been on the IL with a left hamstring strain since late August but is eligible to rejoin the White Sox as early as Monday against the Mariners. Once the 27-year-old is officially reinstated, he should reclaim his job as Chicago's primary third baseman.
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Jonah Bride 3B | TEX
Athletics' Jonah Bride: Not in Saturday's lineup
Bride will sit Saturday against the Orioles.
Bride finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games, though that follows a stretch in which he started six out of seven contests. He hasn't hit the ball with much authority through his first 40 major-league games, slashing .231/.318/.285 with a 1.9 percent barrel rate. Tony Kemp will handle second base Saturday.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Rays' Isaac Paredes: Absent from Saturday's lineup
Paredes isn't starting Saturday against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Paredes returned to the lineup Friday against the Yankees but will head to the bench for the third time in the last four games. Jonathan Aranda will take over at the keystone and bat third.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Perfect day at plate
Devers went 2-for-2 with a double, two runs scored, one RBI and two walks in Friday's 9-1 win over Texas.
Devers scored a run in the fourth inning before knocking an RBI double and scoring again in the fifth. He's gone 4-for-7 with three doubles over his last two games after snapping an 0-for-20 skid. The star third baseman is now slashing .291/.349/.537 with 62 extra-base hits and 70 RBI through 115 games.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Takes seat Friday
Candelario is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.
Candelario started the past eight games and had a .944 OPS with two home runs, three doubles and eight RBI during that span, but he'll head to the bench for Friday's series opener. Prospect Ryan Kreidler will man the hot corner and could cut into Candelario's playing time down the stretch.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Rays' Isaac Paredes: Returns to action Friday
Paredes (undisclosed) is starting at second base and batting seventh Friday against the Yankees, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Paredes has been held out of the lineup the past two games but will rejoin the starting nine Friday. The 23-year-old finished August with a .235/.338/.471 slash line, four home runs, 11 RBI and a 10:10 BB:K in 25 contests.
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Gunnar Henderson SS | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Steals base in second MLB game
Henderson went 1-for-4 with one steal in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Guardians.
Henderson stole second base off Bryan Shaw in the ninth inning. This was just the second major-league game of the 21-year-old's career, and he tallied a home run in his debut Wednesday.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Plates three runs in win
Devers went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and three RBI against Texas in a 9-8 victory Thursday.
Devers came up big late in the contest, doubling home a run to kick off an eighth-inning Boston comeback that included his two-run double in the ninth. The big performance snapped a five-game drought during which the third baseman went hitless over 20 at-bats. Devers is tied for seventh in the league with 35 doubles on the campaign.
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Oswald Peraza 2B | LAA
Yankees' Oswald Peraza: Receives call-up Thursday
Peraza was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Peraza dealt with a minor hand injury in early August but missed less than a week. The 22-year-old had a somewhat slow start to the season but has slashed .312/.377/.546 with 13 home runs, nine doubles, 41 runs, 34 RBI and 22 stolen bases over 51 games since June 11. Peraza should push for playing time in the big leagues, and it's possible that he overtakes Isiah Kiner-Falefa as the Yankees' primary shortstop at some point.