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  • Activated and optioned
    The Pirates reinstated Williams (wrist) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Pittsburgh will keep Jared Triolo on hand as its lone reserve infielder while Williams reports to the Triple-A club now that he's made a full recovery from the right wrist sprain that initially sent him to the IL on June 2. Williams had already been in the midst of a rehab assignment with Indianapolis, going 3-for-11 at the plate over three games. Rotowire.com 8 minutes ago
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  • Pete Crow-Armstrong starts versus lefty opener
    Pete Crow-Armstrong is in the Cubs lineup against a lefty Wednesday for just the second time as a major leaguer.

    Advice: Seeing Crow-Armstring and Michael Busch in and Patrick Wisdom out of the lineup against a lefty is odd, but it’s because the Giants are likely to treat starter Erik Miller as a true opener and lift him before he faces Crow-Armstrong even once in the ninth spot. This will be Miller’s fifth start, but he’s yet to get more than five outs in any of them. Rotoworld 9 minutes ago
     
  • Draws start at third base
    Alexander will start at third base and bat eighth in Wednesday's contest versus the Nationals.

    Advice: Alexander will get his second start at the hot corner over the last three games. He's been seeing more reps at third base lately as a result of Eugenio Suarez's struggles. Suarez is also in Wednesday's lineup, occupying the designated-hitter slot. Rotowire.com 17 minutes ago
     
  • Two hits in return
    Winker went 2-for-3 with a double in Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Advice: The Nats managed only four hits on the night in a shutout loss, with Winker's fourth-inning double being the team's only extra-base hit. The 30-year-old outfielder sat out Sunday's game after tweaking his knee on the basepaths Saturday, but he seemed no worse for wear Tuesday. On the season, Winker is slashing .270/.381/.398 with six homers, 31 RBI, 33 runs and a career-high 11 steals in 69 contests. Rotowire.com 17 minutes ago
     
  • Playing time likely to rise
    Crow-Armstrong will start in center field and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Giants.

    Advice: With Mike Tauchman (groin) landing on the 10-day injured list, Crow-Armstrong looks like he could have a clear path to regular playing time in the Chicago outfield. Crow-Armstrong has now drawn starts in both of the Cubs' games since Tauchman's placement on the IL. The 22-year-old brings elite defense to center field, but he's thus far managed a pitiful .173/.240/.236 slash line through his first 125 big-league plate appearances. Rotowire.com 17 minutes ago
     
  • Sits versus lefty
    Pederson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Nationals.

    Advice: Pederson's only start against a lefty this season came earlier this month versus a left-handed opener in the Giants' Erik Miller. With the Nationals sending southpaw Patrick Corbin to the bump Wednesday, Pederson will take a seat while Eugenio Suarez serves as Arizona's designated hitter. Rotowire.com 20 minutes ago
     
  • Racks up seventh win
    Garrett (7-2) picked up the win Tuesday over the Rangers, striking out one in a perfect eighth inning.

    Advice: The right-hander carved up the heart of the Texas order on 12 pitches (seven strikes), and Garrett was rewarded when New York completed a comeback in the top of the ninth. The journeyman reliever came into 2024 with a career 7.11 ERA in only 44.1 big-league innings, but he's been a revelation as a high-leverage option for the Mets, producing a 3.03 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 55:17 K:BB through 35.2 frames while adding three saves and six holds to his win total over 28 appearances. Rotowire.com 20 minutes ago
     
  • Out against left-hander
    McCarthy is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Nationals.

    Advice: Left-hander Patrick Corbin is toeing the slab for the Nationals, so the lefty-hitting McCarthy will begin the game on the bench. Randal Grichuk will patrol right field for the Diamondbacks. Rotowire.com 23 minutes ago
     
  • Another multi-hit effort Tuesday
    Andujar went 2-for-4 with an RBI infield single in a win over the Royals on Tuesday.

    Advice: The hot-hitting veteran kept rolling Tuesday, authoring his fifth two-hit tally in the last nine games while recording his first RBI since June 1. Andujar hasn't provided much pop of late -- he counts a pair of doubles as his only extra-base hits in that aforementioned nine-game span -- but his .314/.326/.430 slash line across 89 plate appearances this season is essentially above reproach. Rotowire.com 24 minutes ago