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Williams (undisclosed) was scratched from Thursday night's lineup against the Astros, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Williams was originally set to start at shortstop and bat eighth in the series opener, but he will now take a seat instead. It's unclear why exactly he was scratched, and Joshua Kuroda-Grauer will start in his place.

Pena (wrist) is starting at shortstop and batting leadoff for Thursday night's matchup against the Athletics, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Pena was unable to start Wednesday's contest against the Mariners as a result of wrist injury suffered after being hit by a pitch Tuesday night. The infielder was able to enter as a pinch runner and swipe a bag in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to Seattle, and he will now return to the lineup one day later. Pena is batting .367 with three home runs, four RBI, seven runs scored and two stolen bases over 30 at-bats since Sept. 15.

McGonigle went 3-for-5 with a double in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Nationals.

The Tigers only managed eight hits in total, helping to explain why McGonigle wasn't able to cross the plate despite another strong effort from the leadoff spot. The 22-year-old appears to have the AL Rookie of the Year Award sewn up, but he isn't coasting to the finish line -- through 20 games in September, McGonigle has produced a .305/.396/.512 slash line with nine extra-base hits including three homers, plus 11 runs, 12 RBI and a 13:14 BB:K. He's the first Detroit rookie to collect 50 extra-base hits in a season since Steve Kemp in 1977.

Pena (wrist) stole a base as a pinch runner in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mariners.

Per Chandler Rome of The Athletic, Pena was only available to run the bases Wednesday after he was hit on the wrist by a pitch Tuesday. Pena would manage to steal a base, his 11th theft this season and his second in his last two games. It remains to be seen whether Pena will be available in an expanded capacity in Thursday's series opener against the A's.

Lombard went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-2 win over Tampa Bay.

Lombard led of the third inning with an opposite-field blast off Mason Englert, his sixth homer this season, extending the Yankees' lead to 3-0. Lombard now has at least one hit in eight of his last nine games -- he's gone 11-for-38 (.289) with three homers in that span. Overall, the rookie shortstop is slashing .236/.287/.396 with 21 runs scored, 19 RBI and two steals through his first 158 major-league plate appearances.

Williams went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Angels.

Williams has a trio of multi-hit efforts over his last four games. The infielder has hit fairly well in September, going 17-for-59 (.288) over 20 contests so far this month. The strong showing at the plate has him up to a .270 average and .735 OPS on the year, and he's added four home runs, two steals, 16 RBI, 29 runs scored, 20 doubles and a triple across 231 plate appearances.

Pena (wrist) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Pena was pulled from Tuesday's game after taking a pitch off his right wrist in the eighth inning, and he'll need at least one more day off to recover before returning to action. Nick Allen will fill in at shortstop and bat ninth.

Williams went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Angels.

Williams contributed in the high-scoring affair, logging a pair of singles and scoring twice. The 27-year-old has put together a solid September, slashing .273/.322/.491 with two homers, four RBI, eight runs and a stolen base over 19 contests. On the year, the shortstop is hitting .265/.304/.427 with four homers, 16 RBI, 27 runs and a stolen base across 87 games.

Witt went 3-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's 14-11 loss to the White Sox.

Witt sprayed a trio of hits, his second three-hit effort over the past three games. In 19 September contests, the star shortstop is slashing .268/.369/.394 with two homers, five RBI, 11 runs and seven stolen bases. On the year, Witt is hitting .283/.362/.444 with 18 homers, 54 RBI, 88 runs and 43 stolen bases across 138 games.

Caballero went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rays.

The utility infielder got the start at third base and hit ninth in the matinee before returning to the bench for the nightcap. Caballero looks like he'll fall short of his third straight season with 40-plus steals, but his 34 pilfers in 133 games still have him fifth in the AL behind Chandler Simpson (46), Bobby Witt (43), Jazz Chisholm (40) and Jose Ramirez (35).