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Urias (oblique) took early batting practice and also fielded groundballs prior to Monday's game against the Mariners, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Urias has been out since June 10 but has ramped up his recovery significantly within the last week. Silver further reported that Urias is "closing in on a return," so he will presumably not require a rehab assignment. Prior to going down, Urias recorded a .225/.273/.387 line across 188 plate appearances while serving as Baltimore's primary third baseman.

Duffy was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday due to lower-back spasms.

Duffy exited Sunday's game against Seattle due to the injury, which is evidently serious enough to knock him out for at least 10 days. Matt Thaiss was recalled to take his place on the roster while David MacKinnon is starting at third base in his place.

Burger isn't starting Monday's game against the Angels.

Burger started in the last five games and went 4-for-19 with a triple, two RBI, a run and five strikeouts. Josh Harrison will shift to the hot corner while Lenyn Sosa starts at second base Monday.

Nevin isn't starting Monday's game against the Mariners, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Nevin went just 1-for-16 with two runs, five walks and five strikeouts over his last six games and will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive matchup. Jonathan Arauz is starting at the hot corner and batting eighth.

LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 6-3 extra-inning win against the Astros on Sunday.

The Yankees entered the seventh inning of the contest without a hit one day after being no-hit by a trio of Houston pitchers. Giancarlo Stanton broke the spell with a solo homer in the seventh, and LeMahieu followed with a two-run blast in the eighth that tied the score 3-3. It was the infielder's fourth homer in June and seventh overall this season. LeMahieu is slashing .303/.425/.515 with a pair of long balls, five RBI, five runs and a 7:4 BB:K over his past 10 games.

Bride (shoulder/face) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Though Bride wasn't diagnosed with a concussion after he collided with teammate Chad Pinder during Sunday's win over the Royals, the rookie sustained a right shoulder injury as well as a facial laceration. He'll need at least one day to heal up from the injuries, allowing Nick Allen and Sheldon Neuse to pick up starts at second base and third base, respectively.

Paredes went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Pirates.

While making his fifth start in six games Sunday, Paredes continued his sizzling ways at the plate. Over those five starts, Paredes has produced an otherworldly 2.093 OPS and seven extra-base hits (five home runs and two doubles) in 21 plate appearances. Paredes' hot streak is likely enough for him to hold down a regular role in the Tampa Bay lineup for the time being, with the 23-year-old capable of filling in at first base, third base or second base.

Ramirez went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Red Sox.

Ramirez hadn't posted a multi-hit effort since June 15 -- the seven-game stretch without such a performance was his second-longest of the year. Despite the third baseman's good game, his teammates couldn't provide enough offense to make the contest competitive. Ramirez is slashing .303/.388/.618 with 16 home runs, 63 RBI, 45 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, 23 doubles and four triples in 66 games overall.

Toro went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Angels.

Toro entered the game after a benches-clearing brawl in the second inning, taking over at second base when Dylan Moore moved to shortstop to cover for the ejection of J.P. Crawford. It was Toro who opened the scoring with a sixth-inning solo shot, but that was the extent of the Mariners' scoring. The 25-year-old is struggling at the plate lately, going 4-for-34 (.118) in his last 11 games, with his homer Sunday accounting for his lone extra-base hit in that span. He's seen his slash line dip to .169/.219/.323 with seven long balls, 18 RBI, 21 runs scored and a stolen base in 210 plate appearances. He could see a short-term boost in playing time depending on how the suspensions are doled out from Sunday's brawl, but Toro's been trending toward an infield depth role with his poor hitting in June.

Duffy was removed from Sunday's game against the Mariners in the top of the fourth inning due to lower back tightness.

Duffy went 0-for-1 with a strikeout to begin Sunday's matchup, but he was replaced defensively in the top of the fourth inning. The 31-year-old should tentatively be considered day-to-day prior to Monday's series opener against the White Sox.