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Urias (upper leg) remains on the bench for Saturday's game in Boston, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias has sat for five of the Orioles' last seven games due to soreness in his right leg. Jorge Mateo and Richie Martin will again start as the middle infielders in his absence.

Manager Dusty Baker said Friday that he is unsure when Bregman (hamstring) will resume his rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

At this point, it seems like it would be fortunate if Bregman were able to rejoin the big club sometime next week, and a late August return seems more realistic. He is working out and was originally slated to return to the Triple-A lineup Friday, but that was put on hold.

Bregman (hamstring) is not in the Triple-A lineup Friday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Bregman was supposed to be resuming his rehab assignment Friday, but it seems as though he isn't physically ready to do so. It's still possible he could be activated from the injured list sometime next week, but there has been no official reason given why he hasn't resumed his rehab assignment.

Urias (upper leg) will sit Friday against the Red Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias has now been on the bench for four of the last six games as he works through a sore upper right leg. Jorge Mateo starts at second base in his absence, with Richie Martin starting at shortstop.

Candelario went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's win over the Orioles.

Candelario has been seeing the ball extremely well of late and he recorded two extra-base hits in this one, meaning he now has 32 doubles and two triples on the season. The third baseman also extended his hitting streak to eight games and has hit safely in all but one of his last 16 contests, slashing .344/.420/.590 with a homer, eight doubles, two triples, 11 RBI, 11 runs scored and an 8:13 BB:K in that span.

Paredes (hip) began a rehab assignment with Low-A Lakeland on Thursday.

Paredes has been sidelined since July 22 and was expected to be back shortly a minimum stint on the injured list. However, he suffered a setback in his initial attempt to return. After taking batting practice Sunday, Paredes is now ready for game action once again and should be activated within roughly a week assuming he suffers no additional soreness or discomfort.

Urias (upper leg) will sit Thursday against Detroit, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias has been dealing with soreness in his upper right leg for the past few days. He missed two games over the weekend due to the issue before returning to make a pair of starts, but it resurfaced and forced him to exit Wednesday's contest prematurely. He'll miss at least one more start, with Richie Martin getting the nod at shortstop in his absence.

Urias was removed from Wednesday's loss to the Tigers with right upper leg soreness, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Urias was back in the lineup the past couple days after missing two games over the weekend with the injury, and he was pulled from Wednesday's contest after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout. It's unclear if the aggravation will result in a stint on the injured list.

Jung didn't travel with Double-A Frisco on Wednesday due to COVID-19 testing and contact tracing protocols, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Jung has been performing well at Double-A Frisco this year, as he's slashed .307/.366/.548 with 10 home runs, 40 RBI, 25 runs and two stolen bases across 42 games. While the 23-year-old will spend some time away from the club, the length of his absence depends on whether he tests positive for COVID-19.

Devers will start at third base and bat cleanup Wednesday against the Rays.

Devers has most commonly hit out the No. 5 spot, but he'll stick as Boston's cleanup hitter for the fifth game in a row after going 4-for-14 across the prior four contests. Boston's lineup configuration should change slightly when Alex Verdugo (personal) is reinstated from the paternity list and when Kyle Schwarber (hamstring/groin) returns from the 10-day injured list, but Devers will be locked into the heart of the batting order regardless.