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Polanco is not in Friday's lineup against the Cardinals.

Polanco will head to the bench for the second time in three games after starting the previous three. Dylan Moore is getting the start at second base, even with righty Erick Fedde on the hill for St. Louis.

DeJong is not in Friday's lineup against the Twins.

DeJong has seemingly taken over the primary third base duties of late, with Maikel Garcia often manning second base and Michael Massey seeing time at designated hitter. In Friday's lineup, however, DeJong is the odd man out against righty Zebby Matthews.

Barger (knee) is not in Friday's lineup against Atlanta.

Barger hasn't played since Tuesday due to a knee issue. Ernie Clement is starting at the hot corner and batting fifth.

Horwitz is not in Friday's lineup against Atlanta.

Horwitz has been playing pretty regularly at first base and designated hitter, but he'll head to the bench for the second time in as many games with the Jays facing back-to-back southpaws. Nathan Lukes enters the lineup in right field with George Springer starting at DH.

Gurriel (hamstring) is starting at first base and batting seventh Friday against the Twins.

He left Monday's game with hamstring tightness and made an appearance off the bench Wednesday. Gurriel is batting .333 with one run and one RBI in three games with the Royals.

Story (shoulder) will be activated Saturday and will start at shortstop against the White Sox, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

This is a big surprise, as it wasn't clear that Story would be able to return so quickly after beginning a rehab assignment Sept. 1. He played four games at Triple-A and hit .375 with one steal and zero home runs. The plan is for Story to play shortstop and Ceddanne Rafaela to play second base down the stretch.

Bregman is not in Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

With Kyle Tucker (shin) rejoining the lineup, Bregman will get a day off as Mauricio Dubon handles the hot corner. Bregman returned Wednesday after missing four games with an elbow injury, and perhaps he will still need the occasional maintenance day down the stretch.

Morel is not in Friday's lineup against the Orioles.

This is only Morel's second time out of the lineup in the last 10 games, even though he is hitting .191 with 42 strikeouts and three home runs in 31 games since getting traded to Tampa Bay. Jose Caballero draws the start at second base while Taylor Walls mans shortstop.

Siri is not in Friday's lineup against the Orioles.

Siri, who had started four of the last six games -- all against righties -- will head to the bench against righty Dean Kremer. Jonny DeLuca is starting in center field and batting sixth.

Lowe is not in Friday's lineup against the Orioles.

Even with a righty (Dean Kremer) on the hill for Baltimore, Lowe will head to the bench after starting six games in a row. Yandy Diaz draws the start at designated hitter while Jonathan Aranda starts at first base.