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India is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in San Francisco.

India played the previous two days after missing Sunday's game versus the Cardinals with a sore knee. He appears to be getting a routine day off Wednesday rather than dealing with any sort of setback.

Urias is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Cordell Woodland of 105.7 The Fan Baltimore reports.

Though he still looks to be the Orioles' preferred option at third base while Jordan Westburg (hamstring) remains on the shelf, Urias will give way to Emmanuel Rivera at the hot corner Wednesday after starting in the first two games of the series in Milwaukee. Since being activated from the 10-day injured list a week ago, Urias has gone 3-for-17 with a double, three walks, four runs and three RBI in five games.

The Mariners designated Lawrence for assignment Wednesday.

The move comes one day after Lawrence allowed one run over five innings in a bulk-relief assignment versus the White Sox. Lawrence could clear waivers and report to Triple-A Tacoma.

Mariners manager Dan Wilson said Wednesday that Kirby (shoulder) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Thursday's game in Houston, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

Kirby's third and final rehab start wasn't great from a results perspective, as he allowed four runs on 10 hits over four innings of work at Triple-A Tacoma last Friday. However, he got his fastball velocity up to 97.5 miles per hour in the outing, and the Mariners are convinced the right-hander is ready to face big-league hitters. Kirby threw 64 pitches in his final rehab outing, so he will be working with a relatively limited workload Thursday. He's been out all season while recovering from right shoulder inflammation.

Bigge experienced renewed soreness with his right lat Wednesday and won't begin a rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Durham as had been planned, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Bigge has been on the shelf since May 6 due to a right lat strain but appeared to be on the cusp of pitching in games before waking up sore Wednesday. The Rays haven't indicated whether his setback is viewed as a major one, but Bigge will likely rest for at least a few more days before his next steps are determined.

Mangum (groin) will move his rehab assignment to Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mangum will presumably remain with Durham through the weekend before the Rays determine whether he's fit to return from the 10-day injured list. Before getting deactivated April 24 after suffering a left groin strain, Mangum had slashed an impressive .338/.384/.397 with eight steals across 73 plate appearances, though a .377 BABIP helped fuel the elevated batting average. The Rays have been rolling with Chandler Simpson, Kameron Misner and Josh Lowe as their primary outfield configuration from left to right of late, and it's unclear if the switch-hitting Mangum will be able to supplant any of the three for a regular role against right-handed pitching once he's activated. At the very least, Mangum should be a fixture in the lineup versus left-handed pitching.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that he has "no plans right now" to re-insert Williams into the team's closer role, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Williams was demoted from the closer role in late April but has gotten back on track lately, boasting a 9:1 K:BB over 5.1 scoreless innings across his last six appearances. However, Luke Weaver has notched six saves in seven chances for the Yankees and has yielded one run all season, so there's little incentive for Boone to shake up the back end of his bullpen right now. When asked Tuesday about regaining his closer job, Williams said "it doesn't matter right now."

Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said Wednesday that Laureano's left ankle injury is "very mild and minor at the moment," and the outfielder is expected back in action within the next few days, Sam Cohn of the Baltimore Sun reports.

Laureano tweaked the ankle during a loss to the Brewers on Tuesday, when his foot got caught in the grass as he made a sliding catch attempt. He'll be out of the lineup for Wednesday's series finale in Milwaukee, but he avoided a serious injury and is considered day-to-day.

Gordon could be called up from Triple-A Sugar Land to rejoin the Houston rotation as soon as Sunday against the Mariners, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

The Astros have a vacancy in their rotation Sunday, and Gordon and lefty Brandon Walter look to be the top two options to be called up from the minors to fill the void. Because both Gordon and Walter were optioned to Triple-A less than 15 days ago, neither of the two can be recalled unless a player is placed on the injured list in a corresponding move. Ronel Blanco (elbow) isn't slated to pitch this weekend and is getting further evaluated, so he would be the logical choice to land on the IL in order to open up a spot for Sunday's starter. Gordon has permitted six runs with a 10:2 K:BB over 9.2 frames in two starts for the Astros.

Twins athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said Wednesday that Buxton is considered further behind in his recovery than Carlos Correa as both players recover from concussions, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Buxton and Correa were placed on the 7-day injured list after the two were involved in an on-field collision in a May 15 game. The Twins haven't offered up a timeline for either player's return from the IL, but Correa is apparently trending toward being activated sooner than Buxton.