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The Royals recalled Pennington from Triple-A Omaha to serve as their 27th man for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Cardinals.

Pennington will give the Royals a fresh arm out of the bullpen for the nightcap before he likely heads back to Omaha on Thursday. The 26-year-old lefty previously made his big-league debut last week in Colorado, retiring both of the batters he faced.

Buxton is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Buxton had been slated to sit out Tuesday before the game got rained out, and he'll remain out of the lineup for the makeup game. Manuel Margot will start in center field for the first contest, but Buxton should be back in the lineup for the second game.

Isbel is absent from the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader in St. Louis.

Garrett Hampson will get the start in center field in the first game for the Royals. Isbel should be back in center field for the second game of the day.

Massey is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader in St. Louis.

Massey will likely be back in the starting nine for the second game of the twin bill, but he'll get a breather in the early contest. Maikel Garcia will start at second base in Massey's stead.

The White Sox recalled Eder from Double-A Birmingham on Wenesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Eder will serve as the 27th man in Tuesday's doubleheader against the Twins. If he makes an appearance out of the bullpen, it would be the left-hander's major-league debut. Eder has made 15 starts with Birmingham this season, posting a 5.09 ERA and 86:31 K:BB over 74.1 innings.

Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run scored and a stolen base Tuesday against the Yankees.

Arozarena has struggled significantly for long stretches this season and has a .202 average and a .674 OPS across 359 plate appearances. Since June 1, however, he's hit .286 with an .868 OPS in 32 games. Arozarena's ability to get on base has also translated to more stolen bases, as he's swiped five bags in six tries in his last 17 games.

Howard is listed as the Guardians' scheduled starter for Thursday's game against the Tigers in Detroit.

For what will be his Guardians debut, Howard will step into the rotation spot vacated by Logan Allen, who was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday. Prior to being acquired from the Giants last Friday, Howard had accrued a 5.63 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and 21:11 K:BB across 24 innings in seven appearances (two starts) at the big-league level.

Abreu went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's 12-9 win over the A's.

Every Boston starter recorded at least one hit and one run in the contest, but Abreu led the team in RBI thanks largely to a three-run shot off Tyler Ferguson in the second inning. It was the outfielder's seventh homer of the season but his first in 13 games since returning from an ankle injury in late June, a stretch in which Abreu is slashing just .195/.227/.341 with a 38.6-percent strikeout rate.

Paredes went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Yankees.

Paredes provided the key blast in the first inning Tuesday, taking Carlos Rodon deep for a three-run shot, putting the Rays ahead 4-1 early. It's the fourth homer in 12 games for the third baseman, though he's gone just 9-for-44 (.205) in that span. Overall, Paredes is batting .267 with an .830 OPS, 15 homers, 50 RBI and 35 runs scored through 86 games this season.

Bello (9-5) picked up the win in Tuesday's 12-9 victory over the A's, giving up five runs on nine hits and two walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out a career-high 11.

The right-hander's line was looking much better through five innings, but Lawrence Butler helped chase Bello from the game in the sixth with a three-run homer. The 11 strikeouts topped his previous career high of 10, set Sept. 15, 2023 against the Blue Jays. Despite the surge in Ks, Bello has been tagged for four or more runs in five of seven trips to the mound since the beginning of June, stumbling to a 7.00 ERA. 1.89 WHIP and 38:17 K:BB in 36 innings over that stretch. He lines up for one more outing before the All-Star break in a home series against the Royals this weekend.