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Cavanaugh (illness) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Angels.

Daniel Susac started behind the plate in the first two contests of the series, after Cavanaugh was scratched ahead of Friday's 7-6 win due to an illness. Cavanaugh felt well enough to make a pinch-hitting appearance in Saturday's 9-2 win, and he'll now draw back into the starting nine while Susac rests for the series finale.

Steer was removed from Sunday's game against the Cardinals in the fifth inning due to an apparent right hand injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports. He went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts prior to his departure.

Steer was unable to continue his at-bat in the top of the fifth after his hand seemed to be bothering him when he fouled off a pitch. Edwin Arroyo came on to pinch hit for Steer, who can be viewed as day-to-day heading into Monday's game against the Guardians until the Reds provide an update on his condition.

Petersen was lifted from his relief appearance during Sunday's game against the Padres due to a right forearm contusion, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Petersen came on in relief of starter Janson Junk with two outs in the fourth inning and threw just two pitches before he was nailed by a grounder off the bat of Ty France. Marlins catcher Joe Mack gathered the loose ball and threw to first base to record the final out of the inning, but Petersen retreated to the locker room immediately after the play and wasn't available to return for the top of the fifth. Petersen has now made early exits from two of his last five relief appearances, as he was previously lifted from a July 12 contest against the Guardians due to a hamstring injury before getting a clean bill of health coming out of the All-Star break.

The Brewers recalled Stallings from Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.

The right-hander made the first two appearances of his big-league career in early July, firing three scoreless innings with a 4:1 K:BB. Stallings is taking the roster spot of Lance McCullers and should fill a low-leverage relief role.

The Giants optioned Beck to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The right-hander was called up from Sacramento on Tuesday and pitched in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Angels, giving up a run over two innings of relief. Beck has a 6.39 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 5:3 K:BB across 12.2 frames in the majors this season.

Pages (illness) will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Reds.

Pages was a late scratch from the lineup ahead of Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Angels after coming down with a stomach virus, but he's moved past the ailment and will pick up his first start since July 18. The Cardinals aren't expected to have more than one or two starts per week available for Pages while Jimmy Crooks and Ivan Herrera are both healthy.

Church is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

The left-handed hitter will hit the bench against southpaw Andrew Abbott. Church had been included in the St. Louis lineup each of the previous three contests, going 1-for-8 with a walk, two runs and an RBI.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Jose Trevino will receive the nod at catcher while Stephenson rests for the series finale. Stephenson went 3-for-11 with two doubles, one RBI and one run while starting behind the plate in the Reds' previous three games.

Arroyo is absent from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

After failing to extend his four-game hitting streak in Saturday's 7-0 loss, Arroyo will ride the bench for Sunday's series finale. Spencer Steer will cover second base in Arroyo's stead.

MItchell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

With southpaw Kyle Freeland on the mound for the Rockies in the series finale, Mitchell will be given the afternoon off. Luis Lara will receive the nod in center field in place of Mitchell, who slashed .271/.340/.375 with zero home runs, one steal, five RBI and seven runs while starting the last 13 games.