Fantasy Basketball Injury Report

Nola has yet to throw an actual full-fledged bullpen session since hitting the shelf back in mid-May with a sprained right ankle. There’s little incentive for the Phillies to rush the 31-year-old workhorse back at this stage of the year, so they’re presumably taking it slow and deliberately with his recovery process. Fantasy managers shouldn’t expect Nola back until some time later in June given where his throwing program is at the moment. It’ll be Taijuan Walker continuing to take the ball in his place.

Fitts will take the ball for Tuesday’s game against the Brewers after missing just over six weeks recovering from a pectoral strain. The 25-year-old righty pitched to a solid 3.18 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 13/5 K/BB ratio across 17 innings (three starts) before hitting the shelf in early April. There’s some risk here in a hitter-friendly ballpark, especially since he won’t have an astronomical pitch count, but Fitts represents an interesting streaming option for fantasy managers in deeper formats.

Verlander appears to be trending towards returning to San Francisco’s rotation without needing a rehab start. The 42-year-old future Hall of Fame righty hit the injured list earlier this month with a right pectoral strain. There should be a more definitive update on his status later this week, but he’s clearly on the right track.

Bader was scratched from Monday’s lineup with finger soreness and is presumably day-to-day for now. His absence opens the door for rookie DaShawn Keirsey Jr. to get into the lineup for the eighth time in the last 11 games.

It appears to be a routine off day for Robert, who has picked up a stolen base in four consecutive contests and leads the majors with 21 thefts in 50 games. He’s no stranger to physical issues, but he’s managed to stay mostly healthy this season. It’s his first day off since May 13. It’ll be Michael A. Taylor patrolling center field on Tuesday night in his place.

Riley continues to bat second behind top-of-the-order spark plug Ronald Acuña Jr. when veteran Sean Murphy is behind the plate, which is the case on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. He’s been dropped to the middle of the order whenever red-hot rookie backstop Drake Baldwin is handling the catching duties.