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Vientos remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta.

Vientos hasn't started three of the Mets' past four contests and appears to be falling into a reserve role, as Brett Baty is starting at third and batting ninth Tuesday while Starling Marte handles DH duties in the sixth spot in the order. Vientos has a .191/.269/.191 slash line across 11 at-bats over the last seven days.

The Marlins activated Bender from the paternity list Tuesday.

Bender missed Miami's weekend set against Atlanta but is back with the team ahead of a three-game series against the Guardians. The 30-year-old right-hander has a 2.30 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 38:19 K:BB across 47 innings pitched this season. Bender has recorded three saves.

Chapman went 1-for-3 in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Padres.

Chapman singled on a groundball in the seventh inning, marking the second time this month he's recorded hits in back-to-back games. The third baseman has struggled in August, slashing .176/.293/.206 with four runs scored, two RBI and a double in 41 plate appearances. Overall, he's now slashing .231/.338/.427 with 53 runs scored, 44 RBI, 16 home runs and seven stolen bases across 399 plate appearances.

Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Padres.

The 28-year-old launched a solo shot to left-center field off Yu Darvish in the sixth inning, tying the game at 1-1. Devers has now homered in three of his last four games, slashing .308/.438/1.000 with a 3:2 BB:K over 16 plate appearances. Over 22 outings since the All-Star break, he's slashing .262/.367/.524 with 13 RBI, 13 runs scored, six home runs, four doubles and a 13:27 BB:K across 98 plate appearances.

In seven games this month for Triple-A Iowa, Caissie has gone 8-for-19 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored.

Caissie is following up a strong June and an even better July with another hot start to a month, and he now has a .954 OPS and 21 home runs this season in Iowa. Had the 23-year-old outfielder been moved by the Cubs before the trade deadline, he would likely have had a direct path to the majors this year with a rebuilding club. Instead, the top prospect will probably have to wait until 2026 for his MLB debut, but he should be able to make an offensive impact once he arrives. It remains to be seen how Caissie will fit in, however, as the Cubs currently have Ian Happ, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki as established outfield options. Tucker departing in the offseason would be one potential path for Caissie.

King (oblique) will throw a full-effort bullpen session Wednesday and, if it goes well, will begin a rehab assignment this weekend, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

King has thrown a pair of bullpen sessions since going on the 15-day injured list in late July with a left oblique strain, but Wednesday's session will be his first at full effort. The lefty reliever hasn't missed much time, so he could be ready to rejoin the active roster next week after a brief rehab assignment.

Ruiz remains in concussion protocol but is continuing to take part in baseball activities, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

While the fact that Ruiz hasn't been shut down from activity is encouraging, the Nationals haven't provided much information regarding the extent of his workouts, nor has the team provided any indication of how close he might be to exiting concussion protocol. Since Ruiz landed on the injured list July 8, the Nationals have turned to Riley Adams as their primary option at catcher.

The Reds list Martinez as their starting pitcher for Friday's series opener versus the Brewers in Cincinnati.

After a brief stint in the bullpen, Martinez moved back into the rotation last week when Nick Lodolo (finger) landed on the injured list. The veteran righty proceeded to deliver a gem in Saturday's win over the Pirates, striking out four over seven innings while allowing just one earned run on four hits and two walks to earn himself another turn through the rotation. With the Reds set to get Hunter Greene (groin) back from the IL to start Wednesday's game against the Phillies and with Martinez receiving another start, rookie Chase Burns appears likely to have his turn in the rotation skipped for at least this week. Manager Terry Francona acknowledged Monday that Burns will be facing some workload restrictions as the season winds down, so the Reds could shift him to the bullpen in order to help manage his innings count while also allowing the team to keep a five-man rotation intact.

DeJong went 2-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Royals.

Getting the start at third base, DeJong took Daniel Lynch deep in the fifth inning to provide the Nationals with their final offense of the night. DeJong has three straight multi-hit performances, with the prior two starts coming at second base while Luis Garcia was dealing with back tightness. Garcia returned to the starting nine Monday, but interim manager Miguel Cairo will be motivated to keep DeJong in the lineup given his hot bat -- over 40 plate appearances since the All-Star break, the veteran utility infielder is slashing .333/.375/.639 with two doubles, three homers, two steals and seven RBI.

Bell went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Royals.

The streaky slugger took Bailey Falter deep in the first inning, but the Nationals couldn't hold onto that early lead. Bell has four extra-base hits -- two doubles and two homers -- in the last three games, and over 18 contests since the All-Star break he's slashing .311/.440/.557 with four of his 15 long balls on the season.