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Bae was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.comreports.

Bae started three of Pittsburgh's previous four games, but he's mired in a 3-for-23 slump and will return to the minors. Oneil Cruz is making the transition to center field, while Isiah Kiner-Falefa is poised to serve as the club's primary shortstop for the rest of the season.

The Pirates activated Mlodzinski (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Mlodzinski was sidelined for almost a month with a right shoulder strain but is ready to go after making three rehab appearances. The reliever holds a 3.14 ERA and 29:13 K:BB over 34 innings for the Bucs this season.

The Pirates activated Jones (lat) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Jones will rejoin the Pittsburgh rotation Tuesday versus the Cubs after missing nearly two months of action with a Grade 2 right lat strain. The rookie right-hander made three rehab starts at Triple-A Indianapolis and was excellent in his final one, permitting just one hit and one walk over five shutout frames while fanning 10 batters. Jones threw 73 pitches in that outing, so he probably won't be ready for a full workload Tuesday.

The Pirates designated Feigl for assignment Tuesday.

Feigl made his major-league debut in Monday's loss to the Cubs and got hammered for six runs over 1.2 innings. The Pirates needed to clear roster space for the returns of Jared Jones and Carmen Mlodzinski from the injured list. It seems likely that the 33-year-old Feigl will pass through waivers unclaimed.

The Giants recalled Roupp from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old was optioned to Sacramento over the weekend but will quickly rejoin the Giants with Robbie Ray (hamstring) landing on the injured list. Roupp has made 15 relief appearances for San Francisco this season and has a 4.70 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 23:12 K:BB across 23 innings.

The Giants placed Ray on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left hamstring strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Ray suffered the injury during Sunday's start against the Mariners, forcing his exit after three-plus innings. He will be eligible for activation on Sept. 10, but with the severity of the strain not known, it's unclear whether he might have a shot to be back by that date.

Junis will start Tuesday's game against the Athletics, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Junis' first appearance of the season with the Brewers back on April 2 was a start, but all 17 of his outings since then have come in relief. He has often gone multiple innings in those appearances, so while he won't be used as a one- or two-inning opener, Junis also isn't stretched out for a normal start. With Nick Lodolo (finger) joining Hunter Greene (elbow) and Andrew Abbott (shoulder) on the injured list, Junis could be needed for more starts beyond Tuesday.

The Reds recalled Legumina from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

Legumina has allowed seven runs (six earned) over four innings covering two relief appearances with the big club this season. He will provide the Reds with a fresh relief arm.

The Reds placed Lodolo on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left middle finger sprain.

It's not clear how long Lodolo's finger has been bothering him, but it's worth noting he holds a 9.75 ERA over his last five starts. The left-hander will be eligible to return on Sept. 8, although it's uncertain at this point whether he has a shot to be back by that time. Jakob Junis is sliding into the rotation in Lodolo's place.

Whisenhunt (foot) returned to Triple-A Sacramento and started Saturday versus Tacoma. He allowed three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out four over three innings in a no-decision.

Whisenhunt was out for a month with a foot injury and returned to Sacramento after pitching five scoreless innings over two rehab appearances at Single-A San Jose. He's struggled in his first taste of Triple-A, pitching to a 5.96 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 106:44 K:BB over 80 innings across 20 starts. A high walk rate (4.9 BB/9 this year at Triple-A) has troubled Whisenhunt in the upper levels of the minors, though he still has elite strikeout stuff (11.9 K/9).