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Ritter (undisclosed) is not in the Rockies' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Ritter left in the ninth inning of Monday's contest due to an unspecified injury and was withheld from the starting nine Tuesday. Orlando Arcia will start at the keystone and bat ninth in Wednesday's series finale.

Contreras was held out of Wednesday's game against the Rangers due to a bruised forearm, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Contreras was initially in the Brewers' starting lineup after taking a pitch off his forearm Tuesday, but the team instead erred on the side of caution and subbed him out for Danny Jansen. Contreras will have an extra day off to rest before Milwaukee returns to play Friday versus St. Louis, at which point the Brewers will re-evaluate him.

Busch is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.

Busch has produced a lowly .549 OPS versus left-handed pitching this season, so he'll head to the bench for the series finale while southpaw Chris Sale takes the hill for Atlanta. Carlos Santana will step in for Busch at first base and will bat fifth.

Marte left in the seventh inning of Wednesday's game against the Giants due to a lower-body injury, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.

Marte was visited by a trainer in the bottom of the seventh and was unable to continue in the contest. He'll undergo further tests to determine the nature and severity of the injury, and an announcement should be made by the Diamondbacks shortly after Wednesday's contest. Ildemaro Vargas has taken over at second base following Marte's exit.

Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

Though he could end up getting most of the starts in right field while Kyle Tucker (calf) is on the injured list, Castro will hit the bench after he had been included in the lineup in five of the previous six contests. With Castro taking a seat, the Cubs will open up a spot at designated hitter for Justin Turner, leaving Seiya Suzuki to cover right field.

Winn (knee) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Winn is expected to continue to play through a meniscus tear in his right knee that will require surgery during the offseason, but the Cardinals will keep him on the bench Wednesday for a third straight game. Thomas Saggese will start at shortstop for St. Louis while Jose Fermin mans the keystone; meanwhile, Winn will aim to return to the starting nine Friday in Milwaukee.

Gore (shoulder) is scheduled to be activated off the 15-day injured list to pitch Thursday against the Marlins, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

The left-hander landed on the shelf in late August due to shoulder inflammation and will rejoin the Nationals after spending the 15-day minumum on the injured list. In his last two starts before heading to the IL, Gore allowed six earned runs with eight strikeouts and six walks across 9.1 innings.

Steer isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against San Diego.

Despite going 4-for-10 with an RBI and five runs scored to begin the month, Steer will concede a second consecutive start at first base to Sal Stewart on Wednesday.

Fermin isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

Fermin will get a day to reset Wednesday after going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts across the first two games of the series. Elias Diaz will fill in as the Padres' backstop and bat ninth.

The Dodgers optioned Dean to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

Since coming up from the minors Aug. 8, Dean has logged just two plate appearances with the Dodgers while acting primarily as a pinch runner and outfield depth. Now that Tommy Edman (ankle) has returned from the injured list, Dean will be pushed off the active roster and likely finish the season at Triple-A.