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The Phillies activated Walker (finger) from the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday's game versus the Marlins.

The right-hander has been sidelined since late June due to inflammation in his right index finger, but he'll rejoin Philadelphia's rotation Tuesday against the Marlins. Walker made two minor-league rehab starts and threw 60 pitches over five frames in the second of those outings, so he'll likely have some minor workload limitations in his first couple starts back with the Phillies. He turns 32 years old Tuesday and has a 5.60 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 43:21 K:BB across 53 innings this season.

Kopech earned a hold against the Brewers on Monday, walking one batter and striking out two in a scoreless inning.

Kopech handled the eighth frame and worked around a two-out walk to keep Milwaukee off the scoreboard. He earned his fourth hold in six appearances since joining the Dodgers on July 29. Kopech has yet to allow a run over 6.1 innings with his new team, and he's surrendered just one hit while posting a 10:1 K:BB. The righty reliever has quickly become Los Angeles' top setup man, but it's unclear if he'll get any save opportunities after working as the White Sox's closer for most of the season prior to being dealt.

Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Monday's 1-0 extra-inning loss to Atlanta.

Yastrzemski's steal was his third of the year and first since July 24. The outfielder has hit safely in six of his last eight games, going 8-for-31 (.258) with four extra-base hits in that span. For the season, he's up to a .246/.312/.434 slash line with nine home runs, 38 RBI and 39 runs scored across 101 contests, though he's also struggled to a 27.1 percent strikeout rate that continues to limit his upside.

Rogers (1-4) allowed an unearned run on one hit and struck out one over one inning, taking the extra-inning loss Monday versus Atlanta.

Rogers gave up the lone run of the game on a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning. He's been fairly steady since the start of July, posting a 2.63 ERA over 13.2 innings in that span, just a touch worse than his 2.25 ERA for the year. He's added a 1.19 WHIP, 56:15 K:BB and five holds over 48 innings overall. While the Giants' bullpen has been restructured after Camilo Doval was demoted to Triple-A last week, Rogers is still unlikely to see much high-leverage work, with Ryan Walker just named the closer and Tyler Rogers and Jordan Hicks slotting in as the preferred setup men.

The Dodgers announced Tuesday that Ryan (elbow) will require Tommy John surgery, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

The 25-year-old suffered a torn UCL in his forearm during Saturday's start against the Pirates and will miss the rest of the season, and likely all of 2025. Ryan received his first taste of the majors this summer and posted a 1.33 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 18:9 K:BB across 20.1 innings. It's unclear when exactly he'll undergo the procedure, but he likely won't be back to full strength until spring training in 2026.

Atlanta recalled Herget from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

The right-hander was optioned to Triple-A in late July but will rejoin the big club ahead of Tuesday's contest in San Francisco. Herget has made six appearances in the majors this season and has a 4.82 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 10:3 K:BB across 9.1 innings.

Atlanta optioned Logue to Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Logue was with the big club for a few days but didn't make an appearance. His spot in the bullpen will be taken by Jimmy Herget, who was called up from Gwinnett.

Blackburn has thrown his cutter and changeup more, at the expense of his four-seam fastball and curveball, since joining the Mets, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

While the Mets' coaching staff didn't explicitly tell the right-hander to drop the curve and four-seamer from his arsenal, they did encourage Blackburn to lean more on the pitches that graded out the best. "I know my cutter is one of my better, if not my best pitch, analytically," Blackburn said. "I'm just kind of taking that and running with it. Really just using my best pitch as much as possible... There were times earlier this year where I did get beat on some fastballs, and after the fact, it's like 'What am I doing? Throwing my fourth- or fifth-best pitch?' " Blackburn has been a strong addition to the Mets' rotation since being acquired at the trade deadline, delivering back-to-back quality starts -- including one at Coors Field -- with a 12:4 K:BB in 12 innings.

Iglesias (2-1) picked up the win over the Giants on Monday, striking out four batters over two perfect innings in a 1-0 victory.

Chris Sale and Blake Snell put on a pitching clinic, striking out a combined 23 batters while allowing only five hits and zero runs between them, and the scoreless tie continued into the 10th inning before Atlanta managed to squeeze out a run on a Travis d'Arnaud sacrifice fly. Iglesias, who had entered the game in the ninth, then remained on the mound for the bottom of the 10th and nailed down the win. The veteran closer hasn't allowed an earned run since June 16, posting a minuscule 0.32 WHIP and dazzling 25:2 K:BB over his last 19 innings while collecting both his wins on the season and converting all six of his save chances.

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said Harris (hamstring) will hit in the lower-middle of the lineup when he returns from the 60-day injured list Wednesday in San Francisco, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The center fielder had worked his way up to the leadoff spot before he suffered a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring in mid-June, and Atlanta has had trouble finding a consistent replacement at the top of the order since then. Trade-deadline acquisition Jorge Soler is currently handling leadoff duties and has a .404 on-base percentage through his first 11 games with his new team, so Harris will rejoin the lineup in a less attractive spot for fantasy purposes.