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The Athletics placed Suarez on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a right hip strain, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

With Suarez hitting the shelf and right-hander Yunior Tur getting optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas, the Athletics will call up right-hander Hayden Juenger and left-hander Drew Rom to fill the open spots in the bullpen. Suarez has been working in a long-relief role for the Athletics since being acquired from the Mariners in May and owns a 4.69 ERA and 1.24 WHIP across 40.1 innings over 33 appearances.

Heim is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Rays.

Heim started at catcher in each of the Athletics' last three games, so he will get some rest during Wednesday's matinee. Brian Serven will be behind the dish.

Wilson is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rays.

Wilson appears to be getting a routine day off after producing a weak .545 OPS so far through eight games in August. With Wilson sitting, Donovan Walton will cover shortstop, and Zack Gelof will handle second base as the Athletics look to avoid the series sweep.

Hill (4-2) earned the win over Seattle on Tuesday after retiring all four batters he faced.

Hill entered with two outs in the sixth inning with the Mariners up 1-0. He ended that frame by inducing a groundout, and then got three more groundouts in the top of the seventh. Hill subsequently moved into position for the victory when New York scored four times in the bottom of the inning. The left-hander had given up four runs over his previous five outings spanning 4.1 frames, so he'll look to use Tuesday's strong appearance as a catalyst to getting back on track. On the season, Hill holds a 4.40 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 20:10 K:BB across 45 innings over 53 relief outings while notching nine holds and one save.

Twins manager Derek Shelton said Wednesday that "[Thursday] is a possibility" for Buxton's (hip) activation from the 10-day injured list, Jack Azoulay-Haron of ELEmergente.com reports.

Buxton has been sidelined since late July with a right hip impingement, but he went through a full workout at Target Field on Tuesday and his activation is imminent. As long as he doesn't report any lingering soreness following Tuesday's workout, it sounds as though Buxton will be back in the lineup for Thursday's MLB at Field of Dreams game against the Phillies.

Imai is expected to work in bulk relief behind opening pitcher Bryan King during Wednesday's game in San Francisco, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Astros haven't provided official word that Imai will pitch Wednesday, but he hasn't been used since Aug. 3 and didn't join the team's other relievers in the bullpen for Tuesday's 4-1 loss, which seemingly signaled that he was being saved for the series finale. Since being dropped from the rotation in late July, Imai has made two relief appearances and was sharp in his most recent outing, striking out five over three perfect innings. King will likely cover the first inning or two before giving way to Imai, who should be capable of providing a decent amount of length since he had only recently been removed from a starting role.

Mayo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Mayo will take a seat for the series finale in Minnesota after going 5-for-12 with two extra-base hits, one walk, three RBI and one run while starting in each of the previous three contests. Christian Encarnacion-Strand will receive the nod at third base in Mayo's stead.

Cowser is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Minnesota.

Righty Zebby Matthews is on the bump for the Twins, and this marks the second day in a row that the lefty-swinging Cowser has been held out of the lineup against a right-hander. Cowser is slashing just .164/.301/.230 since the beginning of July. He'll again yield center field to Christian Franklin.

Sterner will see a knee specialist at Stanford this week, per MLB.com.

Sterner, who landed on the injured list July 18 due to right knee chondromalacia, recently felt increased soreness when throwing, prompting a visit with a specialist. A more formal timeline for his return should emerge following the right-hander's appointment. Prior to hitting the shelf, Sterner posted a 6.12 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 40:13 K:BB across 42.2 innings of relief work.

Quantrill is slated to start Wednesday's game against the Angels in Anaheim, Matt Postins of SI.com reports.

The Rangers will go with Quantrill over Jordan Montgomery as the replacement in the rotation for Nathan Eovaldi (elbow), who was placed on the injured list Monday. Quantrill most recently made a one-inning relief appearance Saturday against the Orioles, but the right-hander had started or served as a bulk reliever in each of his prior eight appearances, going 1-4 with a 3.57 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 24:9 K:BB in 35.1 innings during that stretch.