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Rogers was added to the Orioles' 26-man active roster and will start Thursday's game against the Guardians in Cleveland.

He'll be making his Orioles debut on five days' rest after he took the hill for the Marlins for the final time last Friday before he was shipped to Baltimore. Rogers will slot in as a back-end starter for the Orioles after accruing unremarkable ratios (4.53 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 85:46 in 105.1 innings) over his 21 starts with the Marlins this season. A change of scenery as well as feedback from a new coaching staff could help him reverse his downward-trending strikeout rate to some degree, and at the very least, he'll benefit from being supported by a far better offense in Baltimore than the one that backed him in Miami. Rogers earned just two wins while the Marlins averaged 2.7 runs in his 21 starts.

The Orioles optioned Akin to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.

Akin will be sent back to Triple-A in order to make room for lefty Trevor Rogers, who was officially activated Thursday after coming over from Miami in a trade Tuesday. Akin owns a 3.34 ERA and 0.97 WHIP through 56.2 innings with the Orioles this season, and he'll be on the short list to return to Baltimore if the team needs to add another bullpen arm down the road.

The Orioles optioned Kjerstad to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.

Kjerstad had seemed due for an uptick in playing time after the Orioles traded Austin Hays last week, but he started just three of the next seven games and just one of the last five contests, even as Baltimore faced exclusively right-handed starters over that stretch. With trade-deadline pickups Eloy Jimenez and Austin Slater officially added to the active roster, Kjerstad will be one of the players to lose his spot.

The Orioles recalled Soto from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.

Soto will come up from the minors and will serve as infield depth with Jordan Westburg (hand) heading to the injured list in a corresponding move. The 24-year-old has played in just one major-league game this season with the Reds, but he owns a .279/.378/.375 slash line through 329 plate appearances at the Triple-A level between three different organizations.

Rodriguez (ankle) has begun some light baseball activities but remains without a clear timetable to return from the injured list, MLB.com reports.

Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto noted in a radio appearance that the nature of high-ankle injuries makes it difficult to predict a recovery timeline for Rodriguez, but the star outfielder is still fully expected to return before the end of the regular season. Rodriguez will almost certainly participate in a rehab assignment whenever he's deemed ready, in order to ensure the ankle is back to full health.

Lowe went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to Miami.

It's been a disappointing year overall for Lowe, but the outfielder now has four hits and two doubles in his last two contests. He's slashing .225/.284/.371 with five homers, 19 RBI, 18 runs scored and 10 steals in 53 games this season. With Randy Arozarena and Amed Rosario both departing at the trade deadline, Lowe should be afforded a near-everyday role for Tampa Bay down the stretch.

Kahnle earned a hold against the Phillies on Wednesday, allowing one walk and striking out one batter over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.

Kahnle entered in the seventh frame with a runner on second base and one out. He walked the first batter he faced before ending the inning with a strikeout and a flyout. Kahnle has racked up six straight scoreless appearances and has given up just two runs over his past 21 outings. He has a 0.98 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 25:7 K:BB across 18.1 innings during the latter stretch.

Diaz (0-1) took the extra-inning loss against the Red Sox on Wednesday, allowing an unearned run on one hit over one-third of an inning.

Diaz's first outing of his current big-league tenure, which just began Tuesday, lasted all of three pitches, as he surrendered a game-winning RBI double to Rafael Devers that plated automatic runner Tyler O'Neill. The southpaw has only one other appearance at the big-league level this season, having made a spot start against the White Sox back on June 11. While Diaz did see high-leverage work Wednesday, that's an outlier largely the byproduct of Andres Munoz and Yimi Garcia having been worked heavily over the past few days.

DeLuca went 2-for-4 with a pair of triples and an RBI in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Marlins.

DeLuca has made the most of an increased role in Tampa following Randy Arozarena's departure. The 26-year-old outfielder is 6-for-19 (.316) with three extra-base hits and a steal in his last five contests. While his bat may still be a question mark, DeLuca's gotten an extended look with the Rays thanks to his glove and baserunning ability. Overall, he's slashing .183/.261/.306 with three homers, 20 RBI, 12 runs scored and eight stolen bases across 200 plate appearances this year.

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Wagner could make his big-league debut "sooner than later", Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

The 26-year-old was having an impressive season at Triple-A Sugar Land before being included in the package the Astros sent to the Jays for Yusei Kikuchi, slashing .307/.424/.429 in 70 games with a 54:33 BB:K, albeit with modest power (five homers) and speed (three steals). Wagner saw time at first base, second base and third base with Sugar Land this year and likely profiles as a utility infielder in the majors, fitting the organizational philosophy for a Toronto squad that already has versatile defenders Ernie Clement, Spencer Horwitz, Davis Schneider and Addison Barger on the 26-man roster.