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The Cardinals recalled Scott from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

The 23-year-old is taking the roster spot of Michael Siani, who landed on the injured list Sunday due to an oblique strain. Scott began the season as St. Louis' primary center fielder but was demoted in April after he posted a .085/.138/.136 slash line in his first 21 games. He has a .620 OPS in 74 games at Triple-A this season, though Scott carried a hot bat in his last seven contests, going 10-for-27 with three home runs and six walks. He won't necessarily take over for Siani as the regular starter in center fielder, and the lefty-hitting Scott finds himself on the bench Sunday against Cubs lefty Justin Steele while Lars Nootbaar starts in center.

The Cardinals placed Siani on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a right oblique strain.

The 25-year-old suffered the injury during Saturday's contest, and the Cardinals won't waste any time before moving him to the injured list. Siani is without an official timeline for his return, but it's likely to sideline him beyond the 10-day minimum and could be a significant injury, per Katie Woo of The Athletic.

Ray (2-1) picked up the win Sunday against the Reds, allowing two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out nine in five innings.

Ray bounced back from a shaky start his last time out, fanning nine batters and allowing just three hits to earn his second win in three starts. Ray's two earned runs came on back-to-back home runs by Jeimer Candelario and Santiago Espinal in the second inning, and Ray has now surrendered five home runs over his past two starts. As he shakes off the rust and becomes more consistent, Ray's sky-high 3.14 HR/9 should normalize towards his career mark of 1.39. The southpaw now owns a 4.40 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 21:6 K:BB in 14.1 innings. Ray is currently scheduled to take on the Tigers next weekend.

Rodgers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Rodgers started the previous 22 games and will receive Sunday off after going 7-for-20 with three doubles and a home run in his past five contests. Aaron Schunk will start at the keystone and bat ninth in the series finale at San Diego.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Diaz will receive a breather after he had started behind the plate in the first two contests of the series. Jacob Stallings will handle catching duties Sunday for the Rockies.

Bryant is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at San Diego.

Bryant started the first two games of the series and will take a seat Sunday after going 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI. Jake Cave will start in right field and bat second in the series finale.

Blackmon (head) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Blackmon exited Friday's contest after being hit in the head with a throw while running the bases, and he's out of the starting nine Sunday for the second straight game. Hunter Goodman will bat seventh as the designated hitter in the series finale at San Diego.

Taylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Taylor had started in each of the Mets' last three games, but one of those starts came against a lefty, and another came while Harrison Bader was getting some rest coming off an ankle injury. With the Mets outfield at full strength, Taylor looks to be fourth in line for playing time behind Brandon Nimmo, Jesse Winker and Bader.

Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Pages has gone 2-for-20 with eight strikeouts over his past six contests and will sit Sunday for the second time in the Dodgers' last three games. Kevin Kiermaier will man center field and bat eighth in the series finale at Oakland.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Smith started the previous four games but will receive Sunday off in the midst of a 3-for-32 slump. Austin Barnes will step in behind the plate to catch for righty River Ryan.