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LeMahieu (hip) isn't starting Saturday's game against the Rays, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Manager Aaron Boone revealed Saturday that LeMahieu has been dealing with a sports hernia, and he received an injection Friday. Boone is optimistic that the 33-year-old will return to the lineup Sunday, but Gio Urshela will shift to third base while Andrew Velazquez starts at shortstop Saturday.

Ramirez went 2-for-5 with three RBI, a steal and a run scored in Friday's 9-6 win over the Rangers.

Ramirez knocked a two-run single in the third inning and brought home another run with a base knock in the fourth. After starting the month in an 8-for-41 (.195) skid, the switch-hitting star has gone 22-for-60 (.367) with 15 RBI over the last 17 games. He's now sporting an .896 OPS with 103 RBI and has tied his career high with 110 runs scored.

Chapman will sit for Friday's game against Houston.

Chapman has failed to meet expectations at the plate this season, posting a career-low .718 OPS, and he's been particularly poor recently, recording just one hit and 13 strikeouts across his last seven games. He'll sit Friday, with Josh Harrison taking over at the hot corner.

Paredes will sit Friday against the White Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Paredes hits the bench for the second time in three games. Willi Castro starts at second base.

Candelario will sit Friday against the White Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Candelario sits for just the second time since the start of July. Harold Castro takes over at third base.

LeMahieu (hip) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays.

LeMahieu left Thursday's game against Toronto with right hip soreness and will miss at least one start. Per Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger, the infielder is visiting a doctor and may not be available Friday. Rougned Odor gets the start at third base.

LeMahieu exited Thursday's game against the Blue Jays with right hip soreness, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

LeMahieu exited in the sixth inning of the game, and the issue is particularly concerning given that he just returned from a similar injury Sunday. It remains to be seen if LeMahieu will be able to return for the team's final playoff push, or if the issue will end his regular season. Gio Urshela shifted from shortstop to third base and Tyler Wade entered the game at shortstop to account for LeMahieu's absence.

Toro went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Athletics.

Toro added an insurance run on late for the M's with a solo home run off Sergio Romo in the eighth to put them up 4-2. The long ball was his first since Aug. 31. The 24-year-old was cruising at the beginning of the month, hitting .323/.389/.452 through his first eight games but has since fallen back a ton, hitting just .111/.176/.175 since Sept. 11. Toro remains a bright young piece of this Mariners team and will look to build on Wednesday's homer during the final series of the season, which begins Friday against the Angels.

Paredes isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Paredes had started each of the last four games, and he went 4-for-14 with two doubles, a run, an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts. Harold Castro will take his place at the keystone and bat sixth.

Moncada went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Reds.

Moncada took full advantage of facing an inexperienced big-league pitcher who was making his debut Tuesday. The 26-year-old led off the second with a solo blast to right center and later scored again in the sixth after drawing a walk earlier in the inning. Moncada has just two home runs this month and 13 for the year, as he upped his slash line to .264/.377/.405 with 44 extra-base hits, 58 RBI, 70 runs scored, three steals and 83:152 BB:K over 599 plate appearances.