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Reds activated LHP Nick Lodolo from the Paternity List.
Lodolo will be pitching on five days’ rest against the Marlins tonight.
Connor Norby has started to find success with some recent swing changes.
Norby’s season got off to a slow start due to injury, and he admitted that his swing hasn’t felt right for most of the year. Recently, he has been working with assistant general manager Gabe Kapler to flatten his bat path and correct his rotation. Additionally, Norby has been working on letting the ball travel more so that he can make better swing decisions. “If anything, I’m trying to get back the other way more. I’m not trying to pull the ball really at all.” The changes appear to be working as Norby has an eight-game hitting streak in which he has batted .357 (10-for-28) with two doubles, one triple, one homer, three RBIs, two walks, and six strikeouts.
Carlos Santana is on the bench for Wednesday’s game against the Brewers.
Jose Ramirez is starting at designated hitter on Wednesday, so the Guardians will play Kyle Manzardo at first base and give the 39-year-old Santana a rest day.
Angel Martínez is starting at second base for the Guardians and batting eighth on Wednesday against the Brewers.
Martínez had started five of the last six games in center field, but the Guardians will play Nolan Jones there on Wednesday with Jhonkensy Noel in right field. Martínez has hit well enough to remain in the lineup, so Daniel Schneeman will shift to third base and Jose Ramirez will DH on Wednesday.
Alec Burleson is on the bench for the Cardinals for Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Phillies on Wednesday.
The Phillies will start Jesus Luzardo in Game 1, so Burleson will take a seat with Ivan Herrera starting at DH and Pedro Pages catching. With Aaron Nola on the mound in Game 2, Burleson should play the second game of the doubleheader with Pages on the bench.
Brandon Marsh is playing center field and batting eighth for the Phillies in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Cardinals on Wednesday.
Marsh had sat out the last two games despite only one of them being against a left-handed pitcher. He’ll be back in the order on Wednesday, although it remains to be seen if he’ll start both games despite the Cardinals starting two right-handed pitchers.
DL Hall (lat) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Nashville.
The 26-year-old was tremendous as a reliever for the Orioles in 2023 when he was coming back from injury, and the Brewers have said he will shift into that role for the short term as he returns from his lat injury. If the Brewers were to fall out of contention, they could easily stretch him out as a starter again, but a move to the bullpen will allow Hall to help the MLB team sooner.