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  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Exits Wednesday's game

    Marte left in the seventh inning of Wednesday's game against the Giants due to a lower-body injury, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.

    Marte was visited by a trainer in the bottom of the seventh and was unable to continue in the contest. He'll undergo further tests to determine the nature and severity of the injury, and an announcement should be made by the Diamondbacks shortly after Wednesday's contest. Ildemaro Vargas has taken over at second base following Marte's exit.

  • Willi Castro RF | CHC

    Cubs' Willi Castro: Idle Wednesday

    Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

    Though he could end up getting most of the starts in right field while Kyle Tucker (calf) is on the injured list, Castro will hit the bench after he had been included in the lineup in five of the previous six contests. With Castro taking a seat, the Cubs will open up a spot at designated hitter for Justin Turner, leaving Seiya Suzuki to cover right field.

  • Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL

    Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Wednesday

    Dubon is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Dubon picked up starts at second base and in left field in the Astros' previous two contests, but he'll hit the bench Wednesday while Houston goes with Ramon Urias and Yordan Alvarez at those respective positions. So far in September, Dubon has gone 4-for-16 with a double, two walks, two RBI and one run in seven games.

  • Tommy Edman 2B | LAD

    Dodgers' Tommy Edman: Reinstated from IL

    The Dodgers reinstated Edman (ankle) from the injured list Wednesday.

    Edman played five games in a rehab assignment while working his way back from a sprained ankle he suffered in early August, during which he went 4-for-14 with three walks and a run scored. Now fully healthy, he should reclaim his role as an everyday starter -- likely spending most of his time in the outfield. Justin Dean was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.

  • Jose Altuve 2B | HOU

    Astros' Jose Altuve: Day off amidst slump

    Altuve is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Toronto.

    Altuve enters action Wednesday having gone just 2-for-29 at the plate over his last seven games, so he will get a day off to regroup. Ramon Urias will handle second base and Victor Caratini will be in the designated-hitter spot for the Astros.

  • Orioles' Jeremiah Jackson: Ready to start after elbow scare

    Jackson (elbow) will start at third base and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

    Jackson was lifted for a pinch runner in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday after being hit in the right elbow by a 95.5-mph sinker, but he was fortunate to escape with little more than a bruise. The 25-year-old apparently isn't feeling too sore a day later, so he'll occupy his usual spot in the two-hole as the Orioles go up against Pirates ace Paul Skenes.

  • Nick Gonzales 2B | PIT

    Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Taking Wednesday off

    Gonzales is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    Gonzales will receive what appears to be a routine maintenance day after he started in each of the Bucs' last 12 games while slashing .250/.294/.333 with six runs and three RBI. Nick Yorke will fill in for Gonzales at second base and will bat sixth.

  • Sam Antonacci 2B | CHW

    White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Reaches 45 steals

    Antonacci is slashing .294/.442/.366 with zero home runs, 18 steals, a 13.5 percent walk rate and a 14.5 percent strikeout rate in 45 games for Double-A Birmingham.

    Antonacci, who will play in the Arizona Fall League this year, was selected by the White Sox in the fifth round last year and received a $572,500 bonus out of Coastal Carolina. Despite the fact Antonacci has hit four home runs in 135 career games, he has been at least 50 percent better than the average hitter in every league he has played in, thanks to superb swing decisions and bat-to-ball ability. He has a 5.9 percent swinging-strike rate this year as an age-appropriate hitter at Double-A and his contact rates have always been elite. Antonacci has 45 steals in 112 games this year and figures to get a good amount of work at Triple-A next year, with a big-league debut not out of the question. Similar production to Nico Hoerner would be a best-case scenario for Antonacci in fantasy, although the latter's defense at the keystone is merely average while Hoerner's is double-plus, and the White Sox have a handful of infielders set to compete for playing time in the coming years.

  • Edmundo Sosa 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Idle Wednesday

    Sosa is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

    Sosa will hit the bench Wednesday and give way to Bryson Stott at shortstop after he had started in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-7 with a double and a run. Despite his absence from the lineup, the 29-year-old Sosa still projects to draw the bulk of the starts at shortstop while Trea Turner (hamstring) is on the mend.

  • Jeff McNeil 2B | NYM

    Mets' Jeff McNeil: Out of Wednesday's lineup

    McNeil is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Philadelphia.

    McNeil had started each of the previous 10 contests for the Mets but will begin Wednesday's game on the bench. Luisangel Acuna will man second base and bat ninth.

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