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  • Xzavion Curry RP | NYM

    Marlins' Xzavion Curry: Recalled from Jacksonville

    The Marlins recalled Curry from Triple-A Jacksonville on Wednesday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

    The Marlins optioned Roddery Munoz to Triple-A following his poor start Tuesday, so Curry will now come up from the minors and could potentially claim the fifth spot in the rotation. The 26-year-old righty owns a 5.84 ERA and 1.38 WHIP through 24.2 innings in the big leagues this season and hasn't performed well at Triple-A either (6.82 ERA, 1.48 WHIP through 60.2 innings).

  • Braves' Ramon Laureano: Starting over Kelenic again

    Laureano will start in left field and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Twins.

    Though he looked to be at risk of moving back into a fourth-outfielder role when Michael Harris (hand) rejoined the lineup Tuesday, Laureano will instead stick in the starting nine for the 19th time in 20 games. For the second day in a row, Laureano will start in left field against a right-handed pitcher over Jarred Kelenic, who appears to be the odd man out of the lineup while manager Brian Snitker rides the hot bat of Laureano. Dating back to Aug. 8, Laureano has hit .348 with five home runs, nine RBI, 11 runs and two stolen bases over a stretch of 19 contests.

  • Luke Williams 2B | ATL

    Braves' Luke Williams: Making rare start

    Williams will start at third base and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Twins.

    Williams will enter Atlanta's lineup for just the second time since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on July 23. He's spelling Gio Urshela, who should be locked into a near-everyday role at third base while Atlanta waits for Austin Riley (hand) to return from the 10-day injured list.

  • Kyle Stowers 1B | MIA

    Marlins' Kyle Stowers: On bench versus southpaw

    Stowers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

    Stowers started the previous three games and will sit Wednesday after going 5-for-12 with a double, a triple and a home run during that stretch. Derek Hill will shift to left field while Cristian Pache starts in center against Colorado lefty Kyle Freeland.

  • Jarred Kelenic LF | TEX

    Braves' Jarred Kelenic: Losing work to Laureano

    Kelenic is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

    Atlanta hasn't revealed that Kelenic is nursing an injury, but the lefty-hitting outfielder will nonetheless find himself on the bench against a right-handed starting pitcher (David Festa) for the second straight day. Manager Brian Snitker looks to be riding the hot bat in left field, and for the moment, that's Ramon Laureano, who is will stick in the lineup for the 19th time in 20 games after producing a 1.000 OPS dating back to Aug. 8. Kelenic, meanwhile, has provided a .543 OPS during that same timeframe.

  • Paul Skenes SP | PIT

    Pirates' Paul Skenes: Throws season-low 82 pitches

    Skenes did not factor into the decision in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out six in five innings.

    After some shakiness early, Skenes retired seven straight batters to keep the Cubs off the scoreboard in his final three innings. Skenes departed with a 10-3 lead, but the Pirates' bullpen fell apart in the 14-10 loss, keeping Skenes' record at 8-2. The 22-year-old rookie has slowed down ever so slightly in August, allowing multiple earned runs in four of five starts this month, pitching to a 3.18 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 33:10 K:BB in 28.1 innings. Of greater concern is Skenes' pitch count -- he threw a season-low 82 pitches Wednesday after throwing 87 his last time out. Pirates general manager Ben Cherington stated last week that Skenes is on an unspecified innings limit, making Skenes' workload difficult to project over the final month of the season.

  • Brewers' Garrett Mitchell: Resting versus LHP

    Mitchell isn't in the Brewers' lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

    Mitchell will sit down for the third game in a row as the Brewers prepare to face left-handed starter Kyle Harrison. Blake Perkins will draw another start in center field as a result and bat second.

  • Brice Turang 2B | MIL

    Brewers' Brice Turang: Idle against southpaw

    Turang isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

    With left-hander Kyle Harrison slated to start on the bump for San Francisco, the lefty-hitting Turang will step out of the starting nine Wednesday. Andruw Monasterio will man the keystone instead and bat seventh.

  • Curt Casali C | ATL

    Giants' Curt Casali: Sitting down Wednesday

    Casali isn't in the Giants' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Casali will get a day to regroup after going 0-for-11 over his last four games. Andrew Knapp will start behind the dish instead and bat ninth.

  • Joey Gallo LF | CHW

    Nationals' Joey Gallo: Back on bench Wednesday

    Gallo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

    Gallo will return to the bench after he had started in three of the Nationals' previous four games while going 2-for-14 with one walk against six strikeouts. In the wake of prospect Dylan Crews' recent call-up from Triple-A Rochester, Gallo no longer appears to have a path to regular playing time in right field and will instead have to settle for part-time work at first base and designated hitter as part of a rotation with Juan Yepez and Andres Chaparro.

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