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The Cardinals selected Raquet's contract from Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

The 29-year-old southpaw reliever earned a promotion after posting a 1.68 ERA and 57:9 K:BB over 48.1 innings between Double-A Springfield and Memphis this season. Raquet will be making his major-league debut when/if he gets into a game.

Crow-Armstrong (knee) will serve as the Cubs' designated hitter and cleanup batter in Monday's game in Atlanta.

Though fellow All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker (calf) will remain on the bench for a fifth straight game, the Chicago lineup will be bolstered by the return of Crow-Armstrong, who will rejoin the starting nine in a non-defensive role after sitting out Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Nationals due to a right knee contusion. The Cubs haven't indicated how soon Crow-Armstrong might be ready to resume patrolling center field, but he could be back in on defense Tuesday if his knee provides no complications when he's at the plate or running the bases during Monday's contest.

The Cardinals activated Burleson (wrist) from the 10-day injured list Monday.

Burleson spent the minimum 10 days on the shelf while recovering from wrist inflammation and didn't require a rehab assignment prior to being activated. He'll be included in the lineup for Monday's series opener in Seattle, starting at first base and batting third.

Tucker (calf) is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Atlanta.

Tucker will miss out on his fifth straight start while he manages a tight left calf, though manager Craig Counsell said that star outfielder showed improvement in his pregame work Sunday and is "starting to approach availability," per MLB.com. The 28-year-old's continued absence Monday will be somewhat softened by the return of All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong (knee), who is back in the lineup at designated hitter after a one-game absence.

The Phillies transferred Robert (forearm) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.

The transaction frees a spot on the 40-man roster for utility man Donovan Walton, who was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move. Robert is now officially done for the season after sustaining a right forearm strain earlier this month.

The Phillies selected Walton's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday.

Walton will provide infield depth while the Phillies deal with the absences of Trea Turner (hamstring) and Alec Bohm (shoulder), both of whom were placed on the injured list Monday. The 31-year-old has slashed .270/.356/.396 with 13 home runs over 504 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Turner was placed on the injured list Monday after the shortstop was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain following an MRI, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Though the injury Turner sustained in Sunday's loss to the Marlins appears likely to keep him out for longer than the minimum 10 days, Thomson noted that the hamstring issue is less severe than the Grade 2 strain that the three-time All-Star suffered a season ago, and the Phillies are hoping that he'll be ready to return before the start of the postseason. Edmundo Sosa is expected to serve as the primary replacement at shortstop while Turner is on the shelf; Sosa will occupy the position and will bat eighth in Monday's series opener with the Mets.

Gore (shoulder) threw a 25-pitch bullpen session Saturday and will throw off the mound again Tuesday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

Gore has progressed well since landing on the 15-day injured list Aug. 30 due to left shoulder inflammation. It's unclear whether the Nationals will ask the left-hander to make a rehab start prior to being activated, but Gore is tracking toward rejoining the big-league rotation at some point later this month.

The Marlins will activate Weathers (lat) from the 60-day injured list to start Thursday's game against the Nationals in Miami, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

After completing rehab starts with Triple-A Jacksonville on Aug. 30 and this past Thursday, Weathers returned to Miami on Monday and tossed a live bullpen session, per Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com. With Weathers' lat checking out fine following the throwing session, the Marlins have cleared him to slot back into the rotation for the series finale with Washington. Because Weathers has been on the shelf since June 9 due to the left lat strain and built up to 68 pitches in his most recent rehab start, he'll likely have a light workload restriction in place Thursday. Prior to landing on the IL, Weathers had made five starts this season for Miami, going 1-1 with a 3.28 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 23:8 K:BB in 24.2 innings.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Marsh is absent from Monday's lineup against the Mets due to illness, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Marsh is with the team, but it's unclear whether he'll be available off the bench. The Mets are scheduled to start southpaw Sean Manaea on Tuesday, so the left-handed-hitting Marsh could be held out of the lineup until Wednesday. Max Kepler, Harrison Bader and Nick Castellanos will serve as the Phillies' starters in the outfield Monday.