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Urshela is starting at third base and hitting eighth Thursday against the Athletics.

Urshela was activated from the injured list earlier in the day and will now return to his starting role at third base. He was sidelined for over three weeks by a strained hamstring, and he participated in two rehab games prior to being activated. Rougned Odor is out of the lineup Thursday and should see a dip in playing time moving forward due to Urshela's return.

Urshela (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Urshela spent over three weeks on the injured list due to a left hamstring strain, but he recently made two rehab appearances at Double-A Somerset and went 4-for-8 with a double and three runs. He's appeared in just 16 major-league games since the start of July and has slashed .286/.314/.408 with a home run, three doubles, nine RBI and five runs during that time.

Moncada will not start Thursday's game against Toronto.

Per James Fegan of The Athletic, Moncada tweaked his wrist Wednesday but checked out fine, so his absence is simply a routine off day. Leury Garcia takes over at third base.

Bregman went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Royals.

The long anticipated return of Bregman finally happened Wednesday after several starts and stops during his downtime due to a quadriceps injury. He played in a major-league game for the first time in over two months and delivered his 21st multi-hit effort of the year.

Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double in Wednesday's 9-6 extra-inning win over Boston.

After Boston rallied to tie the game in the ninth inning, Donaldson quickly put Minnesota up again in the 10th. The 35-year-old is on a bit of a power surge with three homers in his last four games. Donaldson is slashing .250/.350/.473 with 19 long balls 54 RBI and 53 runs scored through 394 plate appearances this season.

Moncada went 3-for-5 with a run scored Tuesday in the White Sox's 5-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Moncada extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a base hit in his first at-bat of the night, then added two more singles to his ledger later in the contest. Though he's posted an impressive .935 OPS during the hitting streak and moved into the No. 2 spot in the lineup Tuesday, he likely won't typically slot that high in the order when Cesar Hernandez -- who sat out for rest -- is included in the lineup.

The Astros reinstated Bregman (hamstring/quadriceps) from the 10-day injured list ahead of Wednesday's game against the Royals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. He'll start at third base and bat sixth.

Houston optioned infielder Jacob Wilson to Triple-A Sugar Land to clear space on the active roster for Bregman, who will return to the Astros lineup for the first time since June 16. Bregman took far longer than Houston initially anticipated to make his way back from the IL, but his addition will only strengthen an Astros offense that has compiled a 116 wRC+ since the All-Star break, the second-best mark in the majors. Aledmys Diaz is expected to move into a utility role moving forward with Bregman taking back everyday duties at the hot corner.

Urias went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and three RBI in Tuesday's 14-8 loss to the Angels.

The infielder struggled for much of the early part of August, but he's now posted four multi-hit efforts in the last five games. Urias has added two home runs, six RBI and three runs scored in that span. The 27-year-old has a .272/.345/.427 slash line this year, and he should be in line for regular at-bats after Maikel Franco was designated for assignment and Richie Martin was optioned Monday.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a walk Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Donaldson led off the ninth inning with a home run, his 18th long ball of the season. He's now homered twice in his last three starts, though prior to this stretch he had only one extra-base hit and no home runs across 53 plate appearances in August. For the season, Donaldson is hitting .248/.350./462 wih 52 runs scored and 52 RBI across 389 plate appearances.

Manager Dusty Baker said Bregman (hamstring) will be activated from the 10-day injured list for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Bregman appeared in three rehab games with Triple-A Sugar Land over the past few days, and he'll rejoin the big-league roster after going through a workout Tuesday in Houston. The 27-year-old has been sidelined since mid-June by the hamstring injury, but he'll reclaim his starting role at third base now that he's healthy. Aledmys Diaz should return to a utility role as a result.