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Winker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Though right-hander Bowden Francis is on the hill for Toronto, the lefty-hitting Winker will find himself as the odd man out of the lineup Wednesday. Between the outfield and designated hitter, the Mets have four spots available in their regular lineup for five players (Winker, Brandon Nimmo, Harrison Bader, Starling Marte and J.D. Martinez), so manager Carlos Mendoza will likely rotate off days among that group. Through nine games in September, Winker has gone 2-for-22 with seven strikeouts, so he could end up sitting more frequently than the other four players if he's unable to break out of his funk at the plate.

Snelling has a 3.77 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 32:10 K:BB in 31 innings across six starts for Double-A Pensacola.

The Marlins acquired Snelling as part of the deadline deal that sent Tanner Scott and Bryan Hoeing to the Padres. The 20-year-old lefty had a mediocre 10.3 K-BB% prior to the trade and has a 17.1 K-BB% since the deal. Snelling is the youngest qualified starter at Double-A and has now logged 100-plus innings in back-to-back minor-league campaigns.

Atlanta designated Herget for assignment Wednesday.

The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for utility man Cavan Biggio, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Gwinnett. After being acquired from the Angels in early May, Herget made eight appearances out of Atlanta bullpen, logging a 4.38 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 15:3 K:BB in 12.1 innings. He was optioned to Gwinnett on Aug. 19 and will likely stick around with the Triple-A club if he clears waivers.

Atlanta optioned Williams to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.

Williams had been filling in at second base for the injured Whit Merrifield (foot) but didn't do much at the plate with a .581 OPS in seven contests. He's being replaced on the roster by Cavan Biggio, whose contract was selected Wednesday.

Atlanta selected Biggio's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.

Biggo was acquired via trade from the Giants over the weekend and now joins the major-league roster after just one game at Gwinnett. He could get some chances at second base if Whit Merrifield's foot injury continues to linger. Biggio has slashed just .197/.316/.306 at the big-league level in 2024.

Atlanta placed Lopez on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation.

After exiting his start Tuesday against the Nationals with what had been described as shoulder tightness, Lopez described himself as day-to-day. Initial tests came back clean, per Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The right-hander had been scheduled to undergo an MRI on Wednesday, and while Atlanta hasn't disclosed the results of his imaging, Lopez will be shelved until at least the final week of the regular season while he waits for the swelling in his shoulder to subside. While the injury makes Lopez a drop candidate in most redraft formats, Atlanta will hope that he makes a swift enough recovery to put himself in consideration for a spot on the postseason pitching staff, should the club clinch a playoff spot.

Atlanta recalled Hernandez from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.

Hernandez has spent most of this season at Gwinnett but has been terrific in 10 appearances in the majors, collecting a 0.82 ERA and 14:6 K:BB over 11 frames. He will operate as a middle reliever.

Bogaerts started at shortstop and went 0-for-4 win Tuesday's 7-3 win against the Mariners.

San Diego had been considering moving Bogaerts from second to shortstop with the timeline for Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) to return from the IL looking murky. Bogaerts' start at shortstop was his first of the campaign, though he had been used there four times previously this year and had played almost exclusively at the position before shifting to second base to begin this season. Jake Cronenworth shifted from first base to second Tuesday while Donovan Solano started at first base, and that could be the most common configuration for the Padres moving forward -- at least against right-handed pitchers -- for as long as Kim remains sidelined.

Peterson (9-2) took the loss Tuesday, giving up five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks over 4.1 innings as the Mets were downed 6-2 by the Blue Jays. He struck out two.

The southpaw was saddled with his first loss since July 28 as he struggled with his command. While Peterson tossed a respectable 51 of 76 pitches for strikes, he uncorked two wild pitches and plunked a batter, and he gave up some hard contact when he was in the strike zone. He saw his quality start streak end at five, and since the beginning of August he still sports a 2.39 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 40:16 K:BB through 49 innings, Peterson will look to bounce back in his next outing, which lines up to come at home early next week against the Nationals.

Tatis went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Mariners.

Tatis opened up the scoring for the Padres with a three-run blast off George Kirby in the third for his first home run since returning from the injured list Sept. 2. He's now recorded multiple hits in three of his last five starts but has also struck out five times over the last two games. For the year, Tatis is slashing .276/.345/.463 with 15 homers, 40 RBI, 54 runs, eight steals and a 30:79 BB:K in 374 plate appearances.