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Sanchez (10-9) earned the win Wednesday over the Blue Jays, allowing two runs on six hits over seven innings. He struck out seven.

Sanchez allowed a pair of runs on three doubles in the first inning before settling in to blank Toronto over his final six frames, allowing just three more hits. It was another strong outing from the left-hander, who's pitched to a 2.60 ERA over his last four outings (27.2 innings). Overall, Sanchez sports a 3.45 ERA with a 1.20 WHIP and 131:36 K:BB across a career-high 159 innings this season. He's currently slated to face the Rays at home early next week in his next start.

Pirates manager Derek Shelton said McCutchen was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Cubs due to the veteran's knee being "a little cranky," Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The 37-year-old was activated from the injured list late last week after missing some time due to knee inflammation, and the injury is apparently still a bit bothersome. Shelton indicated McCutchen will be available off the bench, so it doesn't appear to be a major setback.

Smith isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

The Dodgers will give Smith a chance to rest Wednesday after he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during Tuesday's series opener. Austin Barnes will catch instead for Bobby Miller and bat ninth.

Cosgrove was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.

The left-hander was called up from El Paso on Sunday and will return there without taking the mound for San Diego. Cosgrove has appeared in 18 games for the Padres this season and has a 11.66 ERA, 1.98 WHIP and 15:6 K:BB over 14.2 innings.

The Padres reinstated Darvish (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

The veteran right-hander is poised to make his first start for the Padres since May 29 after recovering from elbow inflammation. Darvish built up to 66 pitches in a simulated game Friday but is returning without a minor-league rehab assignment, so he's likely to have some workload restrictions in his first game action in over three months.

The Cubs recalled Neely from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Neely allowed six earned runs over just four innings during his first stint in the big leagues, but he'll now return to the majors to serve as extra bullpen depth while Justin Steele (elbow) heads to the injured list.

Walker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

The 33-year-old returned from a five-week absence due to an oblique strain Tuesday and went 1-for-5 with an RBI and two strikeouts in his first game back. Walker will be eased back into things, with Josh Bell making a start at first base Wednesday.

McCray isn't in the Giants' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

McCray broke his four-game hitless streak with a triple Tuesday, and he'll now get a chance to rest Wednesday as Heliot Ramos, Mike Yastrzemski and Luis Matos start across the Giants' outfield.

Fitzgerald isn't in the Giants' lineup for Wednesday's game versus Arizona, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Fitzgerald will step out of the starting nine for Wednesday's game after going 5-for-19 with an RBI and eight strikeouts over his last five contests. Brett Wisely will fill in at shortstop and bat eighth.

Bailey isn't in the Giants' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

After going 3-for-17 with six strikeouts since returning from the injured list, Bailey will get a chance to rest Wednesday while Curt Casali starts behind the plate and bats ninth.