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Wells (wrist) is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Wells suffered a small setback last weekend, but he faced hitters Tuesday and will rejoin Baltimore's bullpen ahead of Thursday's series finale against the Tigers. The right-hander had been on the injured list since July 20 due to right wrist tendinitis, but he's recorded a 3.92 ERA and 0.94 WHIP in 43.2 innings across 29 relief appearances in his first major-league season.

The Red Sox are expected to recall Houck from Triple-A Worcester to start Thursday's game against the Rays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Boston hasn't officially announced that Houck will slot back into the rotation for the series finale, but there's little doubt the team is keeping a spot open for the rookie after manager Alex Cora announced Wednesday that Garrett Richards would transition to a bullpen role moving forward. Though the Red Sox have taken advantage of Houck having minor-league options remaining by swapping him to and from the active roster based on their schedule, the constant movement from Worcester to Boston hasn't phased the right-hander. Through his seven outings (five starts) with the Red Sox this season, Houck has submitted a 2.45 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and a 36:7 K:BB in 25.2 innings.

Kaprielian reported no setbacks with his previously ailing shoulder following his six-inning start against the Rangers on Sunday, the Associated Press reports.

The young right-hander returned from the injured list after spending the minimum 10 days sidelined. Kaprielian encouragingly shouldered a normal workload during the outing, and he should therefore be prepared for the same moving forward.

The Mets are expected to recall Williams from Triple-A Syracuse to start Thursday's game against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

After Tuesday's contest was suspended in the second inning due to inclement weather, the Mets and Nationals are playing a de facto doubleheader Wednesday. The twin bill creates a stretch of six games in five days for the Mets, so Williams will likely slot into the rotation temporarily as the team's No. 6 starter. Before being acquired from the Cubs ahead of the trade deadline, Williams made 13 appearances (12 starts) in the big leagues, logging a 5.06 ERA and 1.53 WHIP while striking out 61 over 58.2 innings.

Stroman will start Wednesday in the Mets' originally scheduled game against the Nationals, while Rich Hill takes the hill for resumption of Tuesday's contest, which was suspended in the second inning due to inclement weather, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Stroman's projected workload likely wouldn't change whether he started the suspended game or the nightcap, but because the Nationals were up 3-1 before the contest was suspended, he would have been at an immediate disadvantage when it comes to qualifying for the win. Since Stroman will have a clean slate for his start, fantasy managers with daily lineup moves can probably feel comfortable rolling with him.

Hill will serve as the Mets' opening pitcher for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Mets, which will pick up in the second inning after the contest was suspended Tuesday due to inclement weather, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The Mets initially planned on having Marcus Stroman take the hill for the suspended contest, but he'll instead swap spots in the pitching schedule with Hill and start the originally scheduled game in the nightcap. Hill's projected workload shouldn't change as a result of being moved to the suspended contest, but because the Nationals were up 3-1 before the game was postponed, he'll be at an immediate disadvantage when it comes to qualifying for a potential win.

Strasburg (neck) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Strasburg's move to the 60-day IL is simply procedural after he underwent season-ending neurogenic thoracic outlet surgery at the end of July. The Nationals are hopeful that the right-hander will be able to return in time for the start of spring training in 2022, but he's been limited to just seven starts across the last two seasons while battling injuries.

Suarez (5-5) was tagged with the loss in Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays after allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk across 5.1 innings. He struck out two.

Suarez got off to a rough start and gave up two runs in the first inning, and while he settled down afterwards, he lacked the run support to instigate a potential turnaround. The left-hander departed the game in the top of the sixth after allowing back-to-back singles to Bo Bichette and Teoscar Hernandez, and both would later score on a two-run single by Lourdes Gurriel. The 23-year-old southpaw has given up at least three runs in each of his last four appearances and owns a 5.79 ERA across 28 innings since the beginning of July (six starts).

Gallen didn't factor into the decision Tuesday against the Giants after giving up five runs on seven hits and a walk across six innings, striking out seven.

Gallen eclipsed the 100-pitch mark in this outing and managed to keep Arizona in the game despite not showcasing his best stuff, and this was just the fourth time all season long that he managed to pitch at least six complete frames. The results haven't been encouraging of late, as Gallen has given up at least three runs in three of his last four contests while posting a 7.06 ERA in that span.

Odorizzi (5-6) earned the win Tuesday against the Rockies after tossing five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks while fanning three.

Odorizzi was coming off a woeful start the last time out when he gave up seven runs (six earned) across three innings at the Dodgers, but he managed to bounce back here and posted his first scoreless outing since late June. While he wasn't dominant by any means, this outing might act as a confidence booster for Odorizzi after he had allowed 17 runs (16 earned) across 16.1 innings over his previous four starts.