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Segura was added to Friday's lineup at shortstop, TJ Cotterill of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Segura was initially left out of Friday's starting nine due to an illness he was dealing with in the morning, but he appears to have markedly improved over the past few hours and will play during the series opener versus the Yankees. Ben Gamel will no longer start and Dee Gordon will man center field.

Segura is not in the lineup against the Yankees on Friday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Segura will receive a standard breather following five straight starts. In his place, Dee Gordon will start at shortstop while Robinson Cano gets the nod at second base.

Devers is not in the lineup against Houston on Friday, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Devers will take a seat after going 1-for-3 during Wednesday's victory over Atlanta, which marked his first start since Aug. 15 after being activated from the DL earlier this week. He's expected to split time at third base with Eduardo Nunez moving forward, and Nunez will indeed man the hot corner and bat seventh during Friday's series opener.

Chapman went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the Yankees.

Chapman helped provide some insurance runs in this one, bringing home a run in the fourth on a groundout to put Oakland ahead by seven before doubling in another run in the sixth to make it 8-0. The young third baseman has been hot lately, slashing .345/.397/.690 with five homers and five doubles over the last 14 games, and his .890 OPS on the season ranks among the top 10 in the American League.

Candelario went 3-for-6 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 10-2 rout of the White Sox.

It's the young switch-hitter's first multi-hit performance since Aug. 21, and Candelario has been mired in an 8-for-49 (.163) slump in between those efforts. He still has a respectable 17 homers on the year, but his .225/.312/.403 line leaves a lot to be desired.

Bregman went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks and five RBI in Wednesday's win over the Twins.

It was a monster day at the plate for Bregman, starting off with a two-run homer in the third and capped off by a three-RBI double in the eighth. The 25-year-old is on a tear, homering in four of the last five games while hitting .446 (29-for-65) over his last 17 games, as he moves into the top five in the American League with 96 RBI.

Devers, who returned from the disabled list Tuesday, will not get as much playing time as he did before going down with the injury, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports. Eduardo Nunez started at third base Tuesday.

Manager Alex Cora is liking the way Nunez has been swinging the bat, and he provides more consistent defense at the hot corner than Devers. Cora acknowledges Devers' potential, but needs to see him play better before making him the everyday third baseman.

Ramirez is not in the lineup against Kansas City on Wednesday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Ramirez will receive a rare day off following 21 straight starts. The slugger has failed to record a home run since Aug. 17 -- his longest drought of the season -- and has picked up just three extra-base hits during that span. Look for him to return to the lineup Thursday. Yandy Diaz will set up at third base and bat third in his place.

Bregman went 3-for-4 with three doubles, a run and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Bregman hit three doubles -- two of which drove in runs -- off three different pitchers, giving him an MLB-leading 46 two-baggers on the year. Over his last 15 games Bregman is hitting .421 with four home runs, 14 RBI and 14 runs while sporting a .492 on-base percentage. The 24-year-old's .944 OPS trails only Jose Ramirez (.992) and Matt Carpenter (.956) among MLB third basemen, and he ranks within the top five in just about every other offensive category at the position.

Devers is not starting Tuesday against the Braves, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Reports indicated that Devers would be reduced to a platoon role after returning from a hamstring injury, and those reports look accurate so far. With southpaw Sean Newcomb on the mound, Eduardo Nunez will start at third base in place of Devers.