Lorenzen left his start against Washington on Wednesday as a precaution due to lower-body fatigue.

Lorenzen was activated off the injured list earlier Wednesday after missing the past month with a hamstring strain, so the Royals likely didn't want to push it once he reported discomfort on the mound in the third inning. The 32-year-old's abbreviated outing will presumably mark the end of his regular season, leaving him with a 3.37 ERA and 1.25 WHIP alongside a 94:60 K:BB across 25 appearances (24 starts), and he'll now look to prepare for the Royals' postseason run.

Schanuel was removed from Wednesday's game against the White Sox due to a lower right leg contusion.

Schanuel struck out swinging after fouling a ball off his leg during his lone at-bat in the top of the first inning, and he didn't take the field once the Angels went on defense to begin the bottom half of the frame. If he's unable to play in Thursday's series finale, Brandon Drury could be in line to pick up a start at first base.

Lorenzen was removed from Wednesday's game against the Nationals due to an apparent injury, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Lorenzen was able to get through 2.1 innings in his first start back from the injured list before motioning for a trainer to come take a look at him. The Royals haven't yet specified what was bothering the right-hander enough for him to ask out of the game, though it may be related to the hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for nearly a month prior to Wednesday's outing.

Jankowski isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

The lefty-hitting Jankowski will take a seat Wednesday while the lefty-throwing Brady Basso toes the slab for Oakland. His absence will allow Justin Foscue to serve as Texas' designated hitter and bat sixth.

Taveras isn't in Texas' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

The switch-hitting Taveras owns a .531 OPS against southpaws this season, so he'll ride the pine as the Rangers prepare to face left-hander Brady Basso. Sandro Fabian, Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia will start across the outfield while Taveras rests.

Smith isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Wednesday's game against Oakland.

With left-hander Brady Basso set to start on the bump for the A's, the lefty-hitting Smith will take a seat on the bench Wednesday. While he sits, Jonathan Ornelas will start at shortstop with Matt Duffy covering third base.

Farmer is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Farmer has served as a short-side platoon player for much of the season, but he was included in the lineup in four of the Twins' last five games, with two of those starts coming against right-handed pitching. He'll take a seat against Marlins righty Edward Cabrera on Wednesday, though Farmer's playing-time outlook still appears to have improved with Matt Wallner's (oblique) recent move to the injured list creating an open spot in the lineup.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

He will take a seat while he and Christian Vazquez continue to alternate starts behind the plate. Jeffers has gone hitless in 12 at-bats over his last four games, bringing his slash line down to .224/.300/.430 for the season.

Lopez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

The left-handed-hitting Lopez will bow out of the starting nine while the Angels send southpaw Jose Suarez to the bump. Jacob Amaya will spell Lopez at shortstop and bat ninth.

Sheets is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

With a lefty (Jose Suarez) toeing the rubber for the Angels, the left-handed-hitting Sheets will move to the bench. Bryan Ramos will enter the starting lineup at designated hitter in Sheets' stead.