MLB Player News

Duffy (back) is back in the lineup Friday against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Duffy missed three straight starts with back tightness, though he did make an appearance as a pinch hitter Tuesday. He'll bat second and play third base Friday.

Devers entered Thursday's game for an injured Eduardo Nunez (knee) and went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Devers was held out of the starting lineup for the third time in the last four games, but should be in the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Mets while Nunez is day-to-day heading into the weekend. The homer was Devers' 17th of the season, but just the third since July 1. It's been a learning season for the third baseman, who has run into a sophomore slump after a promising rookie campaign. A couple of injuries derailed him over the past month, but even before that, he battled inconsistency at the plate and leads all third basemen with 22 errors, with advanced defensive metrics to match (-3.8 UZR, -11 DRS). "He missed not a few steps, a lot of steps, as far as like player development," manager Alex Cora told Stephen Hewitt of the Boston Herald while noting Xander Bogaerts and Andrew Benintendi went through similar introductions to the majors. "They've been through situations like that. Get called up early in their careers, and all of a sudden they're not playing, or there's struggles. He has a few mentors down there. The good thing is about him, he listens. He listens to them."

Segura (illness) will do some fielding drills prior to Thursday's game against the Angels, and he could be deployed as a pinch hitter in the series opener, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Segura has been dealing with an illness that has held him out for the past three contests, although given that he's planning on participating in some field work, it doesn't appear overly serious. Expect the 28-year-old to return to the starting nine sometime over the weekend.

Segura (illness) is not in the lineup Thursday against the Angels, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Segura will stick on the bench for a third straight game as he continues nurse an illness. The severity of the illness remains unclear, leaving his potential return date up in the air. Dee Gordon is covering shortstop in this one, with Robinson Cano sliding over to the keystone and Ryon Healy picking up a start at first base.

Chapman went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and an RBI single in a win over the Orioles on Wednesday. He also scored once.

Chapman opened up the scoring in the second inning by lacing his 39th two-bagger of the season to deep left, plating Nick Martini and Jonathan Lucroy in the process. The 25-year-old third baseman already has 10 RBI on just 11 hits in September, thanks in part to six of those going for extra bases. Chapman has also reached safely in 11 straight games, a streak that dates back to Aug. 31.

Devers is out of the lineup against Toronto on Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Devers will head to the bench for the third time in the past four games as Eduardo Nunez gets the nod at third base for the series finale. Since coming off the disabled list last week, Devers has gone 1-for-11 with one walk and two runs scored.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Wednesday's loss to the Rays.

Ramirez broke up Blake Snell's no-hitter with a leadoff homer, his 38th of the season, in the top of the seventh inning, though that wouldn't be enough for Cleveland to pick up the win. Despite his slow start to the month -- he's hitting just .190/.320/.310 with one homer and three steals through 11 games in September -- the 25-year-old is still slashing a healthy .280/.393/.574 with 32 stolen bases, 99 RBI and 98 runs on the season.

Manager Rick Renteria said Moncada is dealing with a sore hip, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

This helps explain Moncada's absence from Tuesday's lineup following 21 consecutive starts. The young second baseman was seen doing his normal pregame work, so he may be available off the bench. He'll get another day to recover with the White Sox off the schedule Thursday.

Bregman went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Tigers.

Bregman's two-run double in the fifth gave Houston a lead it would never relinquish. The two RBI were his 99th and 100th of the season while the double was his 50th, making him the only third baseman to hit 50 doubles and 30 home runs in a season. The last player to accomplish that feat was Albert Pujols.

Moncada is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Royals.

Moncada sits after making 21 straight starts. He hit .263/.333/.408 over that stretch. Yolmer Sanchez will slide over to second base in his absence, with Jose Rondon starting at third.