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  • Cut loose by Cubs
    The Cubs released Gomes on Friday.

    Advice: The veteran backstop was designated for assignment Wednesday and was let go by the Cubs just two days later. Gomes struggled to a .154/.179/.242 slash line and 37.5 percent strikeout rate in 96 plate appearances this season prior to being let go by Chicago. Rotowire.com Today, 3:49 pm
    Yan GomesCHC - C
    L, 1-5 @SF
    New Player Note
    NA
     
  • Scratched with calf tightness
    Sanchez was scratched from the lineup Tuesday against the Rangers due to left calf tightness, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

    Advice: The veteran slugger was penciled in as Milwaukee's designated hitter, but he'll instead hit the bench due to the injury. Sanchez should be considered day-to-day heading into Wednesday's series finale versus Texas, which is followed by a team day off Thursday. Rhys Hoskins will now serve as the DH on Tuesday while Jake Bauers starts at first base. Rotowire.com Today, 3:31 pm
    Gary SánchezMIL - C
    W, 3-1 vs TEX
    New Player Note
    DTD
     
  • Hoping to swing bat Wednesday
    Herrera (back) will play catch Tuesday and is hoping to hit off a tee and take flips Wednesday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Herrera is eligible for activation Saturday but could need a rehab assignment before returning. He could make it back by early July if all goes well. It wouldn't seem to be a given that Herrera rejoins the big-league roster at that point, however, since Willson Contreras is back from the injured list and Pedro Pages had been playing over Herrera prior to the latter's injury. Rotowire.com Today, 1:46 pm
    Iván HerreraSTL - C
    PPD vs ATL
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Ben Rice sitting Tuesday against southpaw
    Ben Rice is not in the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Mets.

    Advice: Rice takes a seat on New York’s bench with Mets southpaw David Peterson toeing the rubber. It’ll be newly-acquired veteran J.D. Davis drawing his first start at the cold corner on Tuesday night in his place. The 25-year-old prospect is batting .294 (5-for-17) with one RBI in 21 plate appearances over six games since getting the call to the majors last week. Rotoworld Today, 1:32 pm
    Ben RiceNYY - C,1B
    L, 7-9 @NYM
    New Player Note
     
  • Idle against lefty
    Rice is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.

    Advice: With J.D. Davis joining the Yankees roster, Rice is expected to enter the strong side of a platoon with Davis at first base. Rice will take a seat Tuesday for the first time since being called up June 18 as the Mets trot out southpaw David Peterson. Rotowire.com Today, 1:11 pm
    Ben RiceNYY - C,1B
    L, 7-9 @NYM
    New Player Note
     
  • Out of lineup Tuesday
    Kelly isn't part of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies.

    Advice: Kelly will give way to Jake Rogers behind the dish for the fifth time in eight games. Kelly is batting 10-for-33 (.303) with two home runs in June. Rotowire.com Today, 11:56 am
     
  • Remains in organization
    Wynns cleared waivers and accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirerreports.

    Advice: Wynns was designated for assignment by the Reds over the weekend but will stick in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 33-year-old spent just two days on the big-league roster and didn't see game action. He has a .253/.312/.414 slash line with four homers in 29 contests for Louisville this year. Rotowire.com Today, 10:46 am
    Austin WynnsCIN - C
    L, 5-9 vs PIT
    New Player Note
    NA
     
  • Reds send Austin Wynn outright to Triple-A
    Reds sent C Austin Wynns outright to Triple-A Louisville.

    Advice: Wynns has accepted the assignment according to Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Wynns was designated for assignment and went unclaimed, and now is organizational depth at the Triple-A level. Rotoworld Today, 10:33 am
    Austin WynnsCIN - C
    L, 5-9 vs PIT
    New Player Note
    NA
     
  • Lifts ninth homer Monday
    Garver went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Rays on Monday.

    Advice: Garver's seventh-inning, 400-foot shot to left with Dominic Canzone aboard snapped a 1-1 tie and gave the Mariners their final two runs of the night. The round tripper snapped a brief 0-for-12 skid that had encompassed Garver's last three-plus games, and it marked the veteran's fourth time leaving the yard in the last 15 contests. Garver is carrying a forgettable .200 average across his 75 plate appearances in June, but an 18.7 percent walk rate and nine extra-base hits have helped him to an impressive .830 OPS in that same span. Rotowire.com Today, 9:11 am