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Wisdom will sit Saturday against the Twins.

Wisdom finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in the last seven games, with Nick Madrigal replacing him at third base on each of those occasions. Wisdom still owns an excellent .248/.348/.607 season slash line, while Madrigal is slashing just .254/.293/.324, so there's seemingly every chance Wisdom claws back a larger share of the role soon.

Mead is on the 7-day injured list with Triple-A Durham after getting hit on the wrist by a pitch April 29 and he could miss four weeks, according to Bulls play-by-play voice Patrick Kinas.

If he misses four weeks, that would have him returning around Memorial Day weekend. It's been a disappointing start to the season for Mead, as he was hitting .221 with two home runs and a 22:9 K:BB in 22 games prior to suffering the injury.

Senzel will sit Saturday against Miami.

Senzel has had a run of good health, and it's led to some strong performances. Over a string of 16 consecutive starts prior to Saturday's contest, Senzel hit .322/.385/.542 with three homers and a pair of steals. Kevin Newman will take over at the hot corner.

Rendon went 3-for-5 with a double and a run in Friday's 5-4 win over Cleveland.

Rendon recorded his eighth multi-hit performance over his past 15 games in the victory, and he's slashing .382/.500/.491 over that span. Only four of the third baseman's 21 hits during the hot streak have gone for extra bases, but he's still been able to knock in 10 runs and score 13 over the stretch. A big part of Rendon's recent success has been his discerning eye at the plate -- over the 15-game span, he's drawn 10 walks while striking out just nine times. His excellent hitting of late has raised his season average to .307, ninth highest in the American League.

Longoria went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-5 win over San Francisco.

Longoria got the start against a righty and made manager Torey Lovullo look smart when he snuck a ball just inside the left-field foul pole for his fifth homer of the season and second this week. Playing mostly against lefties, the 37-year-old Longoria hasn't been able to get into a groove at the dish and is batting just .227 (17-for-75). On a positive note, eight of his 17 hits are extra-base knocks.

Arenado went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over Boston.

Arenado set the tone early with a two-run shot in the first inning. He later came around to score the game-tying run in the sixth. Arenado's four hits set a new personal season high and could be a sign he's snapping out of his cold streak. Over his previous 23 games, the star slugger was slashing .156/.200/.233.

Urias (hamstring) is expected to be sidelined two to three weeks, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Urias has reported improvement with his left hamstring strain, but he's still going to need multiple weeks of down time. The infielder suffered the injury Monday and was placed on the IL on Tuesday.

Moncada (back) was activated Friday from the 10-day injured list.

Moncada is set to return to action for the White Sox in Friday night's series opener against the visiting Astros after missing a full month due to lingering lower-back discomfort. He was off to an encouraging start before the early season injury, boasting a .308/.325/.564 batting line with two home runs and four doubles through nine games. He'll hit cleanup Friday.

Farmer is batting cleanup for the Twins on Friday against the Cubs, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Farmer is 2-for-6 with a homer since returning Wednesday from surgery to repair his lower lip and bottom teeth, the aftermath of a brutal hit-by-pitch to the jaw back in early April. He could continue to get semi-everyday looks at third base as Jose Miranda works on his craft at Triple-A St. Paul.

Escobar is starting at third base and batting eighth for the Mets on Friday against the Nationals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Brett Baty has started three of the last four against lefties, but Escobar is subbing in for him versus MacKenzie Gore. Escobar has a .646 OPS against southpaws this season, which is actually much better than his .459 OPS against righties.