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Peterson and the Mets won't face the Orioles on Wednesday, as the game was postponed due to rain.

The two clubs will play a doubleheader Thursday to make up for Wednesday's contest, and Peterson will take the mound to start the early game, per Laura Albanese of Newsday.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus San Diego.

Naylor will take a seat in the dugout Wednesday after going 1-for-5 with a two-run home run between the first two games of the series. Tristin English will take over at first base and bat seventh for Arizona.

Thomas (knee) will start in center field and bat ninth Wednesday against the Padres.

Thomas was a late scratch from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's 1-0 loss to San Diego due to a sore right knee, though he still managed to get into the game as a pinch hitter. He'll return to the starting nine Wednesday and aim to turn things around after starting July by going 3-for-20 with eight strikeouts.

Kelly is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

He's getting a breather after starting behind the plate in Tuesday's 8-1 loss while going 0-for-2 with a walk. Reese McGuire will handle the catching duties Wednesday.

Williams said Wednesday that he expects to undergo an internal brace surgery on his right elbow July 17 and will miss the remainder of the season, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

Williams' announcement comes after he was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday due to a right elbow sprain before being transferred to the 60-day IL just four days later. The right-hander relayed that he has a partial tear in his UCL, and while Tommy John surgery hasn't been completely ruled out, the belief is that he'll be able to get by with an internal brace procedure, which would shorten his recovery timeline. An internal brace procedure would still entail a rehab period of approximately nine months even in a best-case scenario, so Williams is unlikely to be ready to make his 2026 debut until at least next April or May. The 33-year-old will finish 2025 with a 3-10 record and a 6.21 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 65:21 K:BB in 82.2 innings across 17 starts.

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

Shaw had started each of the previous seven contests but will get a breather Wednesday. The Cubs will turn to Jon Berti at third base.

Davis is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Kansas City.

Davis had started each of the previous three contests and looks to have emerged as Option 1A at catcher for the Pirates to Joey Bart's 1B. However, Bart will be behind the dish Wednesday and will bat seventh.

The Cubs recalled Roberts from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday.

He'll join the 26-man active roster and the bullpen as a replacement for Porter Hodge (shoulder), who landed on the 15-day injured list. Roberts previously made nine relief appearances for the Cubs back in April, allowing five runs with a 6:2 K:BB over 8.1 frames.

The Cubs placed Hodge on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a right shoulder impingement.

Hodge was knocked around for six runs while recording just one out in Tuesday's loss to the Twins. Though Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday in a radio appearance on 670 The Score Chicago that he doesn't believe Hodge's injury is "anything major," the reliever will be on the shelf for at least a couple weeks. Hodge previously missed more than a month of action with oblique and hip injuries.

Taylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Taylor made five consecutive starts to close out the past week, but he'll be on the bench Wednesday for the second day in a row. With Jesse Winker returning from the injured list Tuesday and expected to clog up the designated-hitter spot moving forward, the Mets appear likely to use McNeil as their primary option in center against right-handed pitching, which will relegate Taylor to more of a fourth-outfielder role.