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Nimmo is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Padres.

Since the beginning of August, Nimmo has slashed .200/.284/.385 with eight runs scored, two home runs and eight RBI across 74 plate appearances. Jeff McNeil will start in left field and bat seventh against San Diego right-hander Joe Musgrove.

The Giants signed Knapp to a major-league contract Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He's catching and batting ninth against the Mariners on Friday.

Knapp hasn't seen any MLB action since 2022, spending the 2023 season at the Triple-A level in the Astros and Tigers organizations and appearing in 81 games for the Rangers' Triple-A affiliate this season before opting out of his minor-league deal July 1. He slashed .294/.383/.457 at Triple-A this year and will serve as the backup to Curt Casali while Patrick Bailey (oblique) is on the shelf. Bailey is expected to return by the end of August.

Gurriel (undisclosed) was placed on Triple-A Gwinnett's 7-day injured list Friday, Gwinnett Broadcaster Dave Lezotte reports.

Gurriel had begun playing third base in the wake of a hand injury to Austin Riley, in case he was needed in the majors at the position during the closing weeks of the regular season. However, his 40-year-old body may not be holding up well to the additional defensive responsibilities, although Atlanta has yet to indicate the nature of Gurriel's injury.

Muncy is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against Tampa Bay.

The lefty-hitting Muncy will begin Friday's contest in the dugout as the Rays send southpaw Tyler Alexander to the mound. In three games since returning from the 60-day injured list Monday, Muncy has gone 4-for-10 with three runs scored, two home runs and six RBI.

Rojas (hamstring) is starting at shortstop and batting seventh in Friday's game against Tampa Bay.

Rojas was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against Seattle due to a left hamstring injury. The Dodgers' day off Thursday seems to have done the trick, and the 35-year-old will return to action after a one-game absence. Since being reinstated from the injured list Aug. 7, Rojas has gone 13-for-38 with five runs scored, two stolen bases and five RBI.

The Cubs recalled Vazquez from Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Ryan Herrera of AllCHGO.com reports.

Vazquez will relace David Bote -- who was designated for assignment -- on the Cubs' 26-man roster. The 24-year-old Vazquez appeared in a pair of big-league games at the end of May before returning to Iowa, slashing .263/.327/.484 across 105 plate appearances since. The infielder could mix in at second base, third base or shortstop as needed.

The Mets optioned Brazoban to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

Brazoban is the roster casualty following the return of Dedniel Nunez (forearm) from the injured list. Since being traded from Miami to New York in July, Brazoban has surrendered seven earned runs in only 10 innings -- a stark contrast in performance from the 2.93 ERA he posted in 30.2 frames with the Marlins.

The Mets reinstated Nunez (forearm) from the 15-day injured list Friday.

As expected, Nunez will come off the injured list Friday after spending almost a month on the shelf with a pronator strain in his right forearm. Prior to the injury, Nunez logged a 2.43 ERA with nine holds across 33.1 innings for the Mets. Huascar Brazoban was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move.

Wade isn't in the Padres' lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.

Wade has gone 0-for-11 over his last four contests, and he'll sit down for a second consecutive game. Mason McCoy picks up another start at shortstop in place of the injured Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder).

Nelson will remain in the Arizona rotation moving forward with the Diamondbacks electing to move Jordan Montgomery to the bullpen, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reports.

Arizona is going back to a standard five-man rotation and will shift the struggling veteran Montgomery to relief rather than Nelson, who has posted a 2.73 ERA and 55:11 K:BB over 56 innings since the beginning of July. Nelson will start Friday's series opener in Boston.