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  • Giants' Casey Schmitt: Stepping out of lineup

    Schmitt is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Arizona.

    He'll get some rest during Wednesday's matinee after starting each of the previous seven contests. Christian Koss will occupy second base for the Giants in Schmitt's stead.

  • Jung Hoo Lee RF | SF

    Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Getting breather amid slump

    Lee is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Arizona.

    Lee hasn't tallied a single hit over his last five games, so he'll get a day off to regroup. Drew Gilbert will slide over to center field and Jerar Encarnacion will handle right field Wednesday as the Giants try to avoid a sweep.

  • Diamondbacks' Adrian Del Castillo: Losing reps at designated hitter

    Del Castillo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

    Del Castillo has now been out of the lineup three times across the last four contests and has not made consecutive starts since mid-August. For the second time in their last three games, the Diamondbacks are going with Gabriel Moreno at designated hitter and James McCann at catcher.

  • White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Resting Wednesday

    Benintendi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    Benintendi will get a breather for the matinee contest after he had started in each of the White Sox's last five games. Will Robertson will spell Benintendi in left field and will bat seventh.

  • Michael Taylor CF | CHW

    White Sox's Michael Taylor: Filling in for Baldwin

    Taylor will start in center field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    Brooks Baldwin will be getting the afternoon off after he returned to the lineup Tuesday following a three-game absence due to a hip injury, so Taylor will get the call in center in the series finale. Taylor has played sparingly in the first half of September, making six starts while going 6-for-27 (.222 average) at the dish.

  • Brooks Baldwin SS | CHW

    White Sox's Brooks Baldwin: Idle Wednesday

    Baldwin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    Baldwin had missed three straight starts due to a hip injury but returned to the lineup for Tuesday's 8-7 loss, occupying center field while going hitless in three at-bats. He doesn't appear to be dealing with a setback coming out of Tuesday's contest, but Baldwin will rest Wednesday while the White Sox wrap up their series with Baltimore with a day game.

  • Kyle Teel C | CHW

    White Sox's Kyle Teel: Retreating to bench Wednesday

    Teel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    Teel will be getting a routine breather for the matinee contest, paving the way for Edgar Quero to start at catcher. The White Sox had included Teel in each of their last three lineups, with the rookie going 3-for-13 with a home run and two RBI over that stretch.

  • Colton Cowser CF | BAL

    Orioles' Colton Cowser: Receiving Wednesday off

    Cowser is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

    The left-handed-hitting Cowser will take a seat for Wednesday's matinee while the White Sox send southpaw Martin Perez to the bump. Jorge Mateo will check in for Cowser in center field and will bat ninth.

  • Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Taking seat Wednesday

    Basallo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

    With the Orioles closing out their series in Chicago with a day game after a night game and with a lefty (Martin Perez) on the hill for the White Sox, the left-handed-hitting Basallo will get a breather. Alex Jackson will step in behind the plate in place of Basallo, who is batting .186 with two home runs, seven RBI and five runs through 12 games in September.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Fading into reserve role

    Mountcastle is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

    Mountcastle is on the bench for the fourth time in five games and looks like he'll be limited to a part-time role down the stretch. Since returning from the injured list Aug. 8, Mountcastle has posted a .702 OPS, nearly 100 points above Coby Mayo's mark during that same stretch (.612 OPS). However, because Mayo is seen as a core building block for the Orioles, he'll continue to be prioritized as the team's everyday first baseman ahead of Mountcastle, who is entering his final year of arbitration in 2026 and could be a possible trade or non-tender candidate this offseason.

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