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Chapman (lower leg) went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run in a win over the Angels on Friday.

After having missed the last four games with lower-leg soreness stemming from an errant foul ball last Saturday, Chapman was back in the starting nine. The slugging third baseman had been in a 1-for-17, six-game funk prior to his string of absences, so perhaps Friday's productive showing will help ignite a more fruitful stretch at the plate.

Walls went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run in an extra-inning win over the Tigers on Friday.

The rookie was able to make an impact through some solid plate discipline, reaching safely for the fifth time in his last six major-league starts. Walls boasts a .385 on-base percentage that's largely the byproduct of a 19.2 percent walk rate over his last eight games, a sample that also includes a cameo as a defensive replacement where he didn't log a plate appearance and a hitless pinch-hit at-bat.

Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 7-3 win over Toronto.

The 35-year-old hit the second of three straight homers for Minnesota in the third inning. Donaldson is up to 23 long balls this year, although he's hit only two in his last 16 games. Overall, the veteran slugger owns a .246/.344/.470 slash line with 63 RBI, 62 runs scored and 22 doubles across 483 plate appearances.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 8-0 loss to the Yankees.

The 29-year-old was one of few Cleveland batters to find success against Yankees starter Corey Kluber. Ramirez has recorded five of his 24 stolen bases this season in September. He's added a .259/.349/.538 slash line, 33 home runs, 90 RBI and 96 runs scored through 565 plate appearances.

Chapman (lower leg) is back in the starting lineup Friday against the Angels.

Chapman missed the last four games after fouling a ball off his lower leg in Saturday's loss to Texas. It appears the third baseman is feeling better as he'll bat sixth during the series opener in Anaheim. With Chapman back in the fold, Josh Harrison shifts to shortstop to give Elvis Andrus a breather.

Bregman went 2-for-5 with a run, four RBI, a walk and a strikeout in Thursday's 12-1 triumph over the Rangers.

Bregman walked in the third inning, singled home two and scored in the fourth and singled home two more in the sixth. The third baseman is now slashing .388/.426/.673 with 16 RBI in 13 games this month.

Candelario went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Rays.

Candelario hit his 15th home run of the season in the ninth inning, continuing a recent power surge for the 27-year-old. He now has five home runs in 14 games this month, including two in a game Sunday. Candelario is getting closer to his career-high mark of 19 long balls in a season, which he set back in 2018.

Walls isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers, radio broadcaster Steve Carney reports.

Walls went 1-for-3 with a run and a strikeout Wednesday but will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Joey Wendle will shift to shortstop while Yandy Diaz starts at third base.

LeMahieu will not start Thursday's game against Baltimore.

LeMahieu hits the bench after starting six straight games. Gio Urshela will slide back to third base, the position LeMahieu has occupied since the Yankees shuffled their infield at the start of the week, while Tyler Wade enters the lineup as the shortstop.

Chapman (lower leg) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Royals.

Chapman hasn't appeared in any of the last three games as he continues to recover after fouling a ball off his left lower leg Saturday. Whether he's available off the bench remains to be seen, but he did some light running and fielding drills ahead of Thursday's game, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Josh Harrison will start at third base while Chad Pinder enters the lineup in right field.