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Miller pitched three scoreless innings in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Angels, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out one batter.

Miller tossed 42 pitches in his second start this spring, and the only two hits he allowed were singles. The right-hander went two frames in his first spring start, allowing one run on a pair of hits. Miller is on track to serve as the Dodgers No. 3 starter this season behind new arrivals Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Suarez started at third base and went 1-for-1 with a walk, a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's spring game against the Padres.

Suarez missed a week of action while dealing with a side injury. This was his fourth Cactus League game and first home run of the spring.

Nelson allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out two over three-plus innings in Tuesday's spring start against San Diego.

Nelson navigated around traffic through the first three innings but hit a road bump in the fourth, when he was pulled without retiring a batter after giving up a two-run single. Nelson and Tommy Henry have been locked in a battle for the No. 5 starter job, and the two pitchers have mirrored each other. Both had impressive outings the first two starts before each faced adversity the third time out. Nelson has allowed three runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out 12 over eight innings.

Happ (hamstring) has resumed some light baseball activity, though the Cubs are being cautious with the outfielder leading up to the regular season, MLB.com reports.

Happ may not see much more Cactus League action, but it seems like he should be fine for the start of the regular season even if he only appears in a few more exhibition games. "The most important thing is that we just get Ian enough at-bats before Opening Day to be in a good spot offensively," manager Craig Counsell said. The veteran played in 158 games each of the last two years and should take on a similar workload in 2024 if he can stay healthy.

Thomas started in center field and went 0-for-3 in Tuesday's spring game against the Padres.

Thomas was held out of games while dealing with inflammation in his right wrist. He made a sliding catch on a sinking liner, showing off the stellar defense that led to him finishing last season with five defensive runs saved and six outs above average. The challenge for Thomas will be to figure out how to stay in the lineup against lefties. The outfielder batted .143 with a .435 OPS over 81 plate appearances last year.

Wisdom (quadricep) took at-bats in a simulated game Tuesday and is building back up to being ready for game action, MLB.com reports.

Wisdom has played in only three Cactus League games, and there's no clear timetable for his return, but this is still promising news. The veteran seems like he should be healthy by the start of the regular season, though he'll likely have to settle for a reserve role due to the Cubs adding some corner infield depth in the offseason and Christopher Morel pushing for more playing time as well.

Gallen will make his first start of spring training Thursday against the Rangers.

Gallen has thrown live batting practice and in a simulated game on the back fields in preparation for his Thursday debut. He'll be followed by Merrill Kelly on Friday, and Arizona's top two starters should each get four starts through the month before Gallen takes the ball Opening Day, March 28, against the Rockies.

Edman (wrist) resumed playing catch and hitting off a tee Tuesday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

The rehab progress of Edman's right wrist has been slow and inconsistent, so the Cardinals had shut him down for a while after he reported more pain. The plan is for Edman to get back to hitting soft-toss pitching relatively soon, though a clearer timeline for his return to the lineup likely won't come until he faces live pitching again. If Edman isn't ready to go by Opening Day, Dylan Carlson would be in line to begin the season as St. Louis' center fielder.

Bolt signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Feb. 23.

Bolt spent all of last season with the Brewers' Triple-A affiliate, where he slashed .257/.359/.367 across 248 plate appearances. The 30-year-old outfielder owns a .471 career OPS in the majors and is unlikely to crack the big leagues with Atlanta.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday that Grichuk (ankle) has yet to be cleared for baseball activities, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

The skipper also said the veteran outfielder has yet to be ruled out for the start of the season, but time is running out if he's going to be fully ramped up by Opening Day. Grichuk joined the Diamondbacks on a one-year contract in mid-February but has been recovering from January surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle.