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Moncada left Monday's game against Washington due to upper-back tightness. He recorded a base hit in one of his three plate appearances before departing.

Moncada will be considered day-to-day moving forward after exiting Monday's contest. Jose Rondon could see time at the hot corner until Moncada returns to health.

Moncada was removed from Monday's game against the Nationals due to an apparent back injury, Scot Gregor of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.

Immediately after coming out of the game, Moncada was spotted having his back checked out by the medical staff. The extent of the issue is not yet known.

Burger (Achilles) has been delayed by a bruised left heel, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Burger was expected to return from a ruptured left Achilles around June 1 but was unable to hit that target. The injury isn't considered significant, but it will be at least another week before he reports to an affiliate.

Urshela is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.

Didi Gregorius' return from Tommy John surgery has crowded the Yankees' infield, and Urshela will be the odd man out on this occasion. Gregorius will need frequent off days during his first few weeks back in action, and the Yankees will likely rotate players through the designated hitter spot, but Urshela will probably be the infielder who loses out most often. DJ Lemahieu starts at third base Monday.

Moncada went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Royals.

Moncada was nearly impossible to keep off the bases Sunday, singling four times in the contest. His third hit of the afternoon gave the White Sox a 3-1 lead and knocked opposing starter Glenn Sparkman out of the game. His average is up to .294 as his breakout 2019 campaign continues.

Urshela will start at third base and bat eighth Sunday against the Indians, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

The Yankees' infield became more crowded earlier this weekend when Didi Gregorius was reinstated from the 60-day injured list, but his arrival won't necessarily push Urshela out of the lineup. Urshela will draw his 10th consecutive start Sunday and may be less impacted by the addition of Gregorius than Kendrys Morales, whose designated-hitter spot may be regularly rotated between Gregorius, Gleyber Torres, DJ LeMahieu and Urshela.

Devers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Devers' red-hot run at the plate has finally come to an end this weekend, as the third baseman has gone hitless in 12 plate appearances while striking out five times in the first three games of the series. With the Red Sox facing a tough lefty (Blake Snell) in the series finale, Devers will retreat to the bench while Eduardo Nunez picks up a start at the hot corner.

Chapman is not in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Texas.

Chapman went 0-for-4 in the afternoon contest. He'll sit for just the fourth time all season, with Chad Pinder starting at third base.

Astudillo will be sent down to Triple-A Rochester ahead of Saturday's game against the Tigers, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

The move won't be made official until Saturday morning, but the Twins are expected to promote a pitcher in Astudillo's place, per Hayes. Astudillo has put together a .259/.282/.370 slash line with two home runs and 11 RBI over 32 games this season in the big leagues.

Bregman went 3-for-6 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 8-7 extra-innings win over Seattle.

Bregman launched his 18th homer, tying him for second place in the AL, in the fifth inning. He's shouldered a heavy load since the Astros' other top stars (Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and George Springer) landed on the injured list. Since May 25, Bregman has hit safely in 11 of 12 games, posting a slash line of .354/.429/.625 with seven extra-base hits, nine RBI, seven walks and 11 runs scored.