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The Dodgers optioned Casparius to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

Casparius had been having a solid stretch since July 25 as he notched a 2.63 ERA across 13.2 innings in that span. However, he loses his spot on the active roster to Alex Vesia (oblique), who was activated from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.

The Dodgers reinstated Vesia (oblique) from the injured list Tuesday.

A right oblique strain has kept Vesia on the shelf since Aug. 21, though he pitched two shutout innings while striking out three batters in two rehab appearances at Triple-A Oklahoma City. Now fully healthy, the 29-year-old southpaw will reclaim a high-leverage role in the Dodgers' bullpen after posting a 2.75 ERA and 0.99 WHIP through 52.1 innings before his injury. Ben Casparius was optioned to Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.

Castro will start in right field and bat seventh in Tuesday's game against Atlanta.

Castro will cover right field on the same day that Kyle Tucker was placed on the injured list due to a calf strain. While Tucker was out of the lineup for Monday's series opener, Seiya Suzuki drew the start in right field, and Castro played center field while Pete Crow-Armstrong occupied the designated-hitter spot. Crow-Armstrong should patrol center most days moving forward with Suzuki as the DH, which should open up right field for Castro on a near-everyday basis. Castro is batting just .164 in 24 games for the Cubs, but his playing time and fantasy value could get a temporary boost with Tucker on the IL.

The Cubs recalled Ballesteros from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

The 21-year-old will join the Cubs for the fourth time this season with Kyle Tucker (calf) landing on the injured list, Ballesteros won't directly take Tucker's position in right field, but Chicago could use Seiya Suzuki more in right field to open up the DH spot for Ballesteros, who is one of the organization's top prospects and has an .859 OPS with 13 homers in 114 Triple-A games this year.

The Cubs placed Tucker on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Sept. 6, due to a left calf strain, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

The 28-year-old hasn't seen the field since last Tuesday due to the injury, and the Cubs finally elected to move him to the injured list a week later. Tucker will be eligible to be reinstated Sept. 16, though it's unclear if he's expected to be fully recovered by that point. Moises Ballesteros was called up to fill the open roster spot.

The Brewers recalled Patrick from Triple-A Nashville to start Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

The right-hander is joining Milwaukee for a spot start, which will be his first big-league appearance since Aug. 24. Patrick has started in 20 of his 21 MLB outings this season and has delivered a quality rookie campaign with a 3.60 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 106:34 K:BB across 105 innings.

The Brewers optioned Rodriguez to Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday.

Rodriguez tossed 1.1 scoreless frames in Monday's loss to the Rangers but finds himself back in the minors a day later. His spot on the roster will be absorbed by Chad Patrick, who is starting Tuesday's game in Texas.

The Brewers optioned Seigler to Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday.

Seigler has batted only .194/.292/.210 with zero home runs over 34 games and had made just one start in September. He's being sent out in order to clear space on the active roster for the return of Rhys Hoskins (thumb).

The Brewers activated Hoskins (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.

Hoskins has missed more than two months of action with a left thumb sprain but is ready to go after slashing .275/.371/.471 with two home runs over 14 rehab games. The 32-year-old is no longer at the top of the Brewers' first-base depth chart following the emergence of Andrew Vaughn, but Hoskins should still see a decent number of starts between first base and designated hitter.

Hassell is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Hassell started the previous two contests but has a .211/.250/.421 slash line through seven games in September and will head to the bench Tuesday. Jacob Young is starting in center field and batting ninth against Miami righty Adam Mazur.