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McNeil is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

The Angels are having a left-hander (Brock Burke) open the contest, and lefty Jake Eder is a candidate to cover multiple innings in relief, so the left-handed-hitting McNeil will be held out of the lineup for the day game. With McNeil on the bench, Tyrone Taylor will pick up a start in center field.

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

After getting called up from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, Alvarez started behind the plate in the first two contests of the series and went 2-for-6 with a home run, a double, two walks, two RBI and two additional runs. Luis Torrens will get the nod behind the plate for Wednesday's day game, but so long as he's swinging a hot bat, Alvarez could be in store for the bulk of the starts at catcher.

Gibson struck out one in 1.1 perfect innings Tuesday to record his fourth hold of the season in a win over the Padres.

The Marlins' bullpen has had few set roles this season as manager Clayton McCullough swaps players in and out of high-leverage duty, but Gibson seems to have worked himself into a consistent spot in the late-inning mix as the team's top left-handed reliever. All four of his holds have come in his last 10 appearances, a stretch in which Gibson has posted a 3.60 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 10:3 K:BB over 10 innings.

Davis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Davis will get some rest for Wednesday's matinee after he started behind the plate in three of the Pirates' previous four games. Joey Bart will handle the catching duties in the series finale with Detroit.

Tucker is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Royals.

Tucker will be getting a rare day of rest after he had started every game since June 17. Seiya Suzuki will play right field for the Cubs in the series finale, while Carson Kelly gets a day off from catching but serves as the team's designated hitter.

The Mets optioned Garza to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Garza was recalled Tuesday and did not make an appearance during his most recent stint with the big club. He's clearing out to make room on the roster for Jose Butto's (illness) return from the 15-day injured list.

Harris went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's loss to the Giants.

Both hits were singles, but it still continues an encouraging stretch for Harris that has seen him hit safely in seven of the last eight games while batting .300 (9-for-30) with two doubles and a homer. The 24-year-old has had a miserable start to the season at the plate, with his .559 OPS representing a huge drop from the .722 OPS he posted in 2024 over 110 regular-season games as well as being the worst mark in the majors this year, but per David O'Brien of The Athletic, Harris has been working on mechanical changes with his swing that might finally be paying dividends.

The Mets activated Butto (illness) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Butto has been out for all of July due to an unspecified illness but is ready to go after making three scoreless rehab appearances. The right-hander has posted a 2.47 ERA and 39:20 K:BB over 43.2 frames this season out of the Mets bullpen.

Olson went 3-for-5 in Tuesday's loss to the Giants.

Atlanta managed only eight hits in total, so Olson's consistent presence on the basepaths didn't produce any offense in a shutout loss. The first baseman has hit safely in six straight games, and through 17 contests in July he's slashing .290/.372/.478 with four doubles, three homers, 10 runs and 12 RBI.

Riley indicated Tuesday that he still felt some discomfort in his lower abdomen, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports. Atlanta is targeting Friday for the third baseman to return from the injured list.

"Not sore, but I think there's still a shadow of something in there, from talking to him," manager Brian Snitker said Tuesday. "And we started thinking about it -- using the next two days with the off day is probably the smart thing." Atlanta's place in the standings doesn't give the team much incentive to rush Riley back into the lineup, but the schedule also worked against his earlier return, as a Tuesday night activation would have been followed by a quick turnaround before a Wednesday afternoon contest. Atlanta begins a nine-game road trip Friday against the Rangers, but Snitker wouldn't commit to Riley suiting up for that contest. "We'll see how he feels when he wakes up Friday," the manager said.