MLB Player News

The Astros optioned Delgado (finger) to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Delgado will give up his spot on the 26-man active roster to fellow infielder Braden Shewmake (adductor), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. During his latest stint in the big leagues, Delgado appeared in appeared in three games and went 1-for-5 with a double, a walk and a run. Delgado exited early in a start during last Wednesday's loss to the Twins due to dislocated pinkie finger on his right hand, but he made a pinch-hitting appearance and played an inning at shortstop in Friday's loss to the Rays and should be ready to handle an everyday role at Sugar Land.

Wade will start in left field and bat fifth in Monday's game against the Nationals, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Wade will pick up a third straight start in left field, despite going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts over the final two games of the Astros' weekend series versus the Rays. After the Astros sent Joey Loperfido back to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Wade looks like he'll have an opportunity to solidify himself as a strong-side platoon player in the Houston outfield.

Chisholm (toe) will start at second base and bat sixth in Monday's game versus the Rays.

Chisholm was lifted from Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Twins due to right big toe discomfort, but X-rays returned negative and he won't have to miss a start. The 28-year-old enters play Monday having posted just a .433 OPS across his last 10 games.

The Astros reinstated Shewmake (adductor) from the 10-day injured list Monday, and he'll start at shortstop and bat eighth in the team's series opener in Washington, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Shewmake is back with Houston after a right adductor strain kept him on the shelf for just over a month. The 28-year-old completed a four-game rehab assignment between the rookie-level Florida Complex League and Triple-A Sugar Land over the past week, going 3-for-11 with two doubles, three walks and one stolen base. Shewmake could temporarily supplant Nick Allen as the Astros' preferred option at shortstop, though both will be relegated to bench roles when Jeremy Pena (calf) likely makes his return from the IL later this week.

The Nationals recalled Henry from Triple-A Rochester on Monday.

Washington optioned right-hander Eddy Yean to Triple-A following Sunday's 11-5 loss to Pittsburgh to clear a spot on the active roster and in the bullpen for Henry. The 26-year-old righty has previously made 10 appearances for Washington this season, logging a 6.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 13:6 K:BB in 12 innings.

Ruiz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

The Nationals will give Ruiz a break for the series opener after he went 2-for-3 with a double and a run while catching six innings of Sunday's 11-5 loss to the Pirates. Drew Millas will step in for Ruiz behind the plate and will bat eighth.

Young (hand) will start in center field and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Astros.

He'll make his return to the starting lineup after a sore left hand kept him on the bench for all three games of the Nationals' series versus the Pirates over the weekend. Before getting hurt, Young had been in the midst of an extended rough patch at the plate; he slashed just .154/.214/.231 with two stolen bases, three RBI and two runs over a 13-game stretch dating back to June 15.

Feduccia is absent from the lineup for Monday's tilt against the Yankees.

The lefty-swinging Feduccia started four of the previous five contests versus right-handed pitching, but he'll take a seat Monday as the Yankees send righty Cam Schlittler to the mound. Nick Fortes will do the catching and bat seventh in the series opener.

Mesa is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Yankees.

Mesa started the previous five and nine of the last 10 games for the Rays, but he will exit the lineup for Monday's series opener against the Bronx Bombers. Jonny DeLuca will cover right field and bat fifth.

Cavalli acknowledged after Sunday's 11-5 loss to the Pirates that he dealt with dehydration during his start, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal reports. "It was a weird thing," Cavalli said. "I knew it was going to be hot. These last two or three days, I've been trying to prepare my body as best I can for it. Drinking a lot of fluids, the right kind of fluids. I don't know why my body reacted the way it did to it."

After turning in a 13-strikeout gem over seven innings in a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday, Cavalli was unable to maintain that dominant form in his second start of the week. The high temperatures in Washington, D.C. appeared to take an early toll on Cavalli, who saw his fastball velocity drop from 97.6 mph in the first inning to 96.1 mph in the second inning and 94.2 mph in the third. Cavalli was able to stay in the game after a visit on the mound from manager Blake Butera and a team trainer, but he was pulled after walking the next batter he faced. The right-hander ended up taking a no-decision, finishing the afternoon with four runs allowed (three earned) on six hits and two walks across 2.1 innings and 63 pitches. While Cavalli should be rehydrated and ready to go when his turn in the rotation comes up again during next weekend's series against the Yankees, he's still awaiting the results of his appeal of the seven-game suspension he received last week for his role in the benches-clearing incident that took place during his start against Boston. If the appeal process is completed within the next few days and the ban is upheld, Cavalli wouldn't pitch again until after the All-Star break.