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Clement has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his left middle finger and also received 10 stitches in his left shin as a result of a collision at third base in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Twins, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Clement is out of the lineup for Wednesday's series finale, but he's considered day-to-day, and the Blue Jays have no current plans to put him on the 10-day injured list. The belief is that Clement won't do any further damage by playing through the finger injury, so his availability will come down to a matter of pain tolerance. Addison Barger will start at third base Wednesday in place of Clement, who could return to action for the weekend series with the Brewers following Thursday's team off day.

Clement is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Twins.

Clement has reached base four times in the first two games of the series, but before that, he had been stuck in a 3-for-37 slump at the plate. He'll begin Wednesday's series finale on the bench while Addison Barger mans third base.

The Orioles designated Machin for assignment Wednesday.

Machin saw a bit of playing time at third base in the Orioles' initial games without Jordan Westburg (ankle), going 1-for-11 with a home run following his promotion from Triple-A Norfolk last Friday. However, Machin didn't make a strong enough impression to earn a long-term stay in Baltimore, and he'll be replaced on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster by infielder Emmanuel Rivera, who was called up from Norfolk.

The Orioles selected Rivera's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday.

Rivera has been up and down multiple times between Norfolk and Baltimore this season, slashing only .229/.299/.271 over 26 games with the big club. He could see a decent amount of playing time at third base while Jordan Westburg (ankle) is on the injured list.

Sanoja is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

Sanoja will hit the bench for the second time in the series and may have settled into more of a timeshare at third base with Maximo Acosta, who will replace him in the lineup Wednesday. Both Sanoja and Acosta are likely to see their opportunities to play at third base diminish once Connor Norby (wrist) completes his minor-league rehab assignment and is activated from the 10-day injured list.

Ramirez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

The Guardians are leaving Ramirez out of the starting nine for just the fourth occasion all season and for the first time since June 27. Ramirez's absence appears to be little more than a routine breather, as the Guardians are closing out the series with a day game after a night game before beginning a stretch of 17 games in 17 days following Thursday's off day.

DeJong is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Yankees.

DeJong had started six straight games against left-handed pitching, but he'll take a seat Wednesday as the Yankees send southpaw Max Fried to the bump. Luis Garcia will post at second base as the Nationals try to avoid being swept.

Karros went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Tuesday against the Astros.

Karros was briefly sidelined with a back injury but returned to the lineup Friday and has started four straight games since -- all of which have come on the road. He's gone 5-for-13 while hitting primarily in the bottom third of the lineup.

Gorman went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's loss to the Pirates.

Gorman had one of just three hits for the Cardinals on the evening. Gorman's now driven in four runs over his last three games and has hit safely in five straight while reaching base safely 10 times over that span, registering a 4:4 BB:K.

McKinstry went 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Athletics.

McKinstry has been on a nice run lately, as he's batting .323 over his last 10 games with a home run, two stolen bases, four RBI and five runs scored. The veteran utility player has had a strong year overall, slashing .265/.342/.448 across 120 contests. It's been a big offensive jump for McKinstry, who has a career slash line of just .232/.300/.381 in six MLB seasons.