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Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

Chapman's second-inning blast off Dallas Keuchel staked the Athletics to an early 1-0 lead, and starting pitcher Frankie Montas (one run allowed over seven innings) did his part to ensure Oakland led from wire to wire. Now up to 25 home runs on the campaign, Chapman has more or less met fantasy managers' expectations in the power department, but his totals of 70 runs and 68 RBI are somewhat disappointing after he recorded 102 and 91 in those respective categories during his last full season in 2019.

Moncada isn't starting Thursday's game against the Athletics, Vinnie Duber of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Moncada drew starts in each of the last three games and went 3-for-12 with two doubles, a run, a walk and four strikeouts. Romy Gonzalez will take his place at the hot corner and bat sixth.

Bregman hit a solo home run in his only at-bat during Wednesday's 8-5 loss to Seattle.

The 27-year-old pinch hit for catcher Martin Maldonado in the ninth inning. While Bregman cut the deficit to three runs, Houston's offense stalled out from there. He extended his hitting streak to nine games, during which he's gone 13-for-33 (.394) with two homers, six RBI and four runs scored. For the year, the third baseman is batting .290/.371/.449 with nine long balls, 41 RBI, 44 runs scored and a stolen base in 310 plate appearances.

Urias (upper leg) remains on the bench for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.

Urias' sore right upper leg will keep him on the bench for the third straight game, but the Orioles are continuing to view his injury as a day-to-day concern. Kelvin Gutierrez will pick up another start at third base while Urias is on the bench.

Urshela is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

After missing four games with a hand injury, Urshela was cleared to start the first two of the Yankees' four games versus Toronto to begin the week. He'll take a seat Wednesday after going 1-for-7 between the first two contests, allowing Rougned Odor to pick up a start at the hot corner. Urshela will likely return to the lineup for Thursday's series finale.

Bregman isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Bregman has recorded hits in each of his last eight appearances, and he slashed .375/.412/.500 with a home run, a double, five RBI and three runs during that time. Marwin Gonzalez will take his place at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Moncada went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Athletics.

A day after seeing his 17-game hit streak snapped, Moncada began a new one. The two doubles give him 25 for the season, second on the team behind Jose Abreu and Tim Anderson (hamstring).

Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and stolen base in Tuesday's 3-0 loss to Minnesota.

The third baseman has logged seven of his 21 stolen bases this year in his last 16 games. Ramirez, along with Myles Straw, were the only Cleveland batters to reach base multiple times in Tuesday's low-scoring contest. Through 126 games, Ramirez is slashing .261/.352/.546 with 32 home runs, 86 RBI and 91 runs scored as the brightest star in Cleveland's offense.

Bregman went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double and three RBI in Tuesday's victory against the Mariners.

The 27-year-old doubled and drove in teammate Michael Brantley in the third inning and singled in the fifth inning before tying the game in the ninth with a two-run blast off Paul Sewald. Since returning from the injured list Aug. 25, Bregman has secured at least one hit in 10 out of 11 games while batting .357 and striking out only three times in 42 at-bats.

Urias (upper leg) isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Kansas City.

Urias left Sunday's game against the Yankees due to upper leg soreness, and the issue will force him out of the lineup for a second straight contest. Kelvin Gutierrez will start at the hot corner and bat ninth.