Bednar returns to the majors following an early-season demotion after reeling off five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts over five appearances for Triple-A Indianapolis. The 30-year-old former closer figures to be in the mix for high-leverage work right away, but it’s unclear whether the club will immediately thrust him back into save situations. It’s been journeyman Dennis Santana handling the closing duties of late. Given his track record, Bednar is worthy of a speculative pickup for fantasy managers chasing saves.

This move was rumored earlier in the week and is now official. It looks like just a spot start for Henderson unless Jose Quintana’s biceps/shoulder becomes a bigger issue. Henderson looked good in his lone MLB start this season, but he is a risky streaming option against a solid Guardians team.

The Orioles are trying anything to get the 27-year-old going. He started the year batting second and then shifted to third in the order. On Sunday, he hit cleanup, and he’s now batting fifth with Ryan O’Hearn hitting cleanup, Gunnar Henderson batting third, and Ryan Mountcastle hitting second. Rustchman is hitting just .203/.298/.338 on the season; although, his .275 xBA suggests that he deserves a lot better.

Ramón Laureano will start in left field and bat seventh against right-hander Bailey Ober. Kjerstad will likely start Game 2; however, he’s hitting just .206 with a 30 percent strikeout rate in 103 plate appearances this season. He’s almost assuredly going to be sent back to the minors whenever Colton Cowser returns.

Fitzgerald fractured one of his left ribs back at the beginning of the month and landed on the IL. He said at the time that he hoped to only miss two weeks, and he seems to be on track right now. Given the nature of his injury, fantasy managers need to keep an eye on whether he’s still able to swing with the same bat speed or hit the ball with the same exit velocities before determining what his rest of season value will be.

Schmitt landed on the injured list back on April 19th with an oblique strain, so it’s been about three weeks before he was able ot get back onto the field. He will likely need at least another week on his rehab assignment before the Giants need to decide if they’d rather have him or David Villar as a backup infielder.

Black had surgery in late March to remove a broken hamate bone. He will likely need a few weeks on a rehab assignment before the Brewers think about calling him up, but we’d expect him to remain in the minor leagues for a bit longer.