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LeMahieu will sit Saturday against the Blue Jays.

After starting five straight games at the hot corner, LeMahieu served as the designated hitter Friday and will now some rest the next day. He's striking out at a 29.9 percent clip this season, more than double his career 14.7 percent mark, but his overall .237/.328/.458 slash line is good for a 122 wRC+. Oswald Peraza will get the start at third base.

McMahon went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 4-3 loss against the Phillies.

McMahon smoked a three-run homer off Aaron Nola in the first, marking his fourth long ball of the year, but that was the only offense Colorado could muster against Philadelphia. Through 21 games (81 plate appearances), the third baseman is slashing .250/.321/.500 with 12 RBI, but he's also struck out 27 times.

Bregman went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and an RBI on Friday against Atlanta.

Bregman delivered an RBI double in the first inning and also tallied a leadoff single two frames later. The performance extended his hitting streak to a modest four games, though he also has at least one knock in 10 of his last 11 contests. Bregman has gotten off to a slow start overall, but he's quietly improved his OPS to a .701 mark through 93 plate appearances.

Wisdom went 2-for-5 with a double, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 13-0 rout of the Dodgers.

He crushed a Jake Reed offering to left field in the fifth inning, kicking off a seven-run frame for the Cubs. The homer was Wisdom's sixth in the last eight games and his ninth of the season, moving him one behind Pete Alonso for the major-league lead. Wisdom also has 18 RBI through 18 contests.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Donaldson will likely be out for a couple of weeks with a Grade 1-plus strain in his right hamstring, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.

Donaldson had to cut short his rehab assignment Wednesday after experiencing a setback. It's unclear if the Yankees will send him on another assignment once he's feeling better, but his return to the majors has been pushed back well into May, at the least.

Nevin will sit Friday versus the Orioles, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Nevin will get a breather after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Wednesday against the Guardians, dropping to 1-for-10 from the plate this season. Nick Maton will slide over to third base while Jonathan Schoop enters the lineup at second base and bats eighth in the series opener in Baltimore against righty Tyler Wells.

Peraza is starting at third base and batting sixth for the Yankees in Friday's game versus the Blue Jays, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Peraza has never played third base at any level of professional baseball until now. The Yankees have been using DJ LeMahieu as their regular starter at the hot corner with Josh Donaldson (hamstring) out, but LeMahieu will be in the designated hitter spot Friday.

Sosa (back) is starting at third base and batting ninth Friday against the Rockies.

Sosa missed five straight games due to a lower back injury, but he managed to avoid the IL and returns Friday with a shiny .344/.353/.625 slash line in 34 plate appearances on the year. He should see regular action at the hot corner with Alec Bohm needed at first base.

Chapman will move up to the cleanup spot for the Blue Jays in Friday's game versus the Yankees, Ben Wagner of Sportsnetreports.

Chapman has been in the cleanup spot some against lefties this season but mostly has batted fifth versus righties. He'll flip-flop with Daulton Varsho on Friday, though, with the Yanks throwing righty Domingo German. Chapman is sporting a blistering .397/.461/.750 slash line with five home runs and 17 RBI.

Madrigal is starting at third base and batting ninth for the Cubs in Friday's game versus the Dodgers.

The Cubs are going with a right-handed heavy lineup against southpaw Julio Urias. Madrigal is off to a solid start at the plate this season as he sees the occasional start at third and second base, sporting a .323/.364/.387 slash line.