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Madrigal is not in Thursday's lineup against the Tigers.

He is hitting .351 with zero home runs and zero steals over his last 10 games. Leury Garcia will start at second base and bat eighth.

Chapman went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run in a win over the Mariners on Wednesday.

The struggling third baseman entered Wednesday's contest having produced an unacceptable .073/.231/.073 slash line and 30.8 percent strikeout rate across the 52 plate appearances covering his previous 13 games. However, Chapman managed to vault his average back over the Mendoza Line with his first multi-hit effort since May 18, the game prior to the beginning of the skid. Despite Wednesday's success, Chapman's season .205 average and .653 OPS are significantly below his career norms, although he's offered fantasy managers some solace by lacing one-third of his 39 hits for extra bases (six doubles, two triples, five home runs), helping lead to 21 RBI.

Urshela went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double Wednesday against the Rays.

Urshela provided the Yankees with a lead they never surrendered when he slugged a two-run home run in the first inning. It was his sixth homer of the season and first since May 14. In that span, Urshela has collected only 12 hits in 62 at-bats while tallying seven RBI and three runs scored. Overall, he's hitting .261/.311/.415 across 190 palte appearances.

Jung (foot) has been running the bases and is about 10-14 days from joining an affiliate, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

It's unclear if Jung will join Triple-A Round Rock, where he was expected to start 2021 before suffering the stress fracture in March, or a lower-level affiliate. It is safe to assume, however, that the Rangers will exercise caution with one of their top prospects.

Rendon went 3-for-5 with a double and five RBI in Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Giants.

Rendon remains without a home run in his 19 games since returning from the injured list May 14, but the veteran third baseman at least stepped up as a run producer in the Angels' resounding win. The five RBI exceeded his combined total (three) from the aforementioned 19-game period, which illustrates Rendon's prolonged slump at plate of late, as well as the Angels' collective struggles as an offense. The Halos will likely remain one of baseball's weaker lineups so long as Mike Trout (calf) is on the shelf, but Rendon still looks like a decent buy-low candidate, given that he's currently sitting on a career-low .257 BABIP, along with the fact that his strikeout rate (16.8 percent) isn't up dramatically from past seasons.

Ramirez (illness) is starting Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Ramirez was removed from Tuesday's loss as a precautionary measure due to dehydration, but he'll serve as the designated hitter in Wednesday's series finale. Prior to leaving Tuesday's game, Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI.

Devers went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Astros.

Houston pitchers have thrown Devers nothing but fastballs (35) during the first two games of their series, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com, and he is hitless in seven at-bats with five strikeouts. As it turns out, the third baseman has struggled against fastballs this season, going 17-for-107 (.159) while whiffing 39.6 percent of the time. He can hit mistakes, so he can catch up to the heat, but well-located fastballs have been troublesome. Red Sox hitting coaches noticed the trend during the most recent homestand and put a plan in place, but thus far Devers' updated approach to fastballs has not paid off.

Nevin was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk after Tuesday's win over the Twins, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

The 24-year-old was promoted Friday and went 1-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts in two games during his first stint in the majors. Nevin could rejoin the Orioles later in the season if the team needs corner-infield depth.

Ramirez was removed from Tuesday's loss to the White Sox as a precaution due to dehydration, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

The 28-year-old went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored before being pulled in the top of the eighth inning. Ramirez should be available for Wednesday's series finale, though he could receive the day off ahead of Thursday's scheduled off day if Cleveland is feeling extra cautious.

Walls is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Joey Wendle steps in at shortstop for Walls, who finds himself on the bench for the second time in four games. The rookie has gotten off to a modest start to his big-league career, batting .200 with two extra-base hits (both doubles), five runs and two RBI through his first nine games.