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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.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Ramirez took Jimmy Lambert deep to right in the third inning to give Cleveland a 3-1 lead. It was his 13th long ball of the season as he's slashing .253/.343/.527 with 30 RBI, 36 runs scored, six stolen bases and a 24:28 BB:K through 53 games. The home run was Ramirez's first since May 18.

Bregman went 1-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 11-2 win over Boston.

Bregman delivered two runs with a single in the sixth inning that increased Houston's lead to 8-1. He's managed to drive in four runs over a five-game stretch during which he has just two hits in 18 at-bats (.111).

Donaldson went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a walk Monday in the Twins' 3-2 win over the Orioles in 10 innings.

Donaldson hasn't left the yard since May 17, but he's at least tapping into some more gap power of late. He now has accrued three doubles over his last two games, bringing his season-long total up to 10 through 168 plate appearances.

Madrigal went 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 3-1 win over Baltimore.

Madrigal reversed an 0-for-9 run with a fifth-inning single, then was a key figure in a two-run seventh inning that provided the margin of victory. He tripled home Tim Anderson and scored the insurance run on Yoan Moncada's single. Sunday's multi-hit effort was his fourth in the last six games, during which he's 10-for-22 (.455) with two extra-base hits, two RBI and three runs scored.

Moncada went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the 3-1 win over the Orioles in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader.

Moncada was the only batter in Game 2 of the doubleheader to have multiple hits. He scored on Jose Abreu's home run in the fifth inning. Moncada totaled three hits, a home run, two RBI, three runs and two walks in the two games Saturday. The 26-year-old is slashing .284/.419/.420 in 169 plate appearances. The home run in Game 1 was Moncada's first since April 29.