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Scott will start in center field and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Rays, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Scott was not in the lineup for the first game upon his recall Sunday, but he's now started four straight contests, with two of them coming versus righties and two against lefties. It's a fluid playing time situation in center field for the Cardinals while they deal with the absence of Michael Siani (oblique), but the speedy Scott looks to be the preferred option at the moment.

Pham is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Rays, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Pham has now been on the bench for two straight games after starting each of the previous seven contests. Brendan Donovan, Victor Scott and Lars Nootbaar will make up the Cardinals' outfield in Thursday's series finale.

France isn't in the Reds' lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins.

France will get a breather Thursday after going 6-for-26 with two homers through his first seven games as a Red. Spencer Steer will get the starting nod at first base instead while Will Benson covers left field.

Marte (knee) went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two strikeouts Wednesday in the first game of his rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie.

He hit an opposite-field single in his first at-bat and then stole second base. Marte started at designated hitter in this one and his rehab assignment is expected to move to Double-A Binghamton by the end of the week. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com speculates Marte could be ready to be activated Tuesday against the Athletics at the beginning of next week's homestand.

Rivera is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Reds.

Rivera has been the Marlins' primary third baseman of late while Jake Burger mostly occupies first base or the designated hitter slot. However, it will be Burger handling the hot corner in this one.

The Rockies recalled Pint from Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday.

Pint allowed two earned runs in just two-thirds of an inning during his lone MLB appearance June 29, and he has since posted a 3.00 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in 12 innings with the Isotopes. He'll now be called upon to provide additional depth to Colorado's bullpen, taking the roster spot of Ryan Feltner (shoulder).

The Rockies placed Feltner on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to a right shoulder strain.

Feltner was pulled from his start Wednesday after just one inning due to shoulder and lat issues, and manager Bud Black said immediately after the game that it was likely the 27-year-old would need to spend time on the IL. With Feltner sidelined until at least Aug. 23 and German Marquez (elbow) set to miss the rest of the season, the Rockies will need to promote someone from Triple-A to fill the fifth spot in their rotation. For now, they'll recall Riley Pint to provide additional bullpen depth.

Ohtani (elbow) hopes to begin throwing off a mound by early September, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.

Ohtani's current throwing program as he comes back from right UCL surgery has him playing catch from 150 feet three days per week at 85 percent intensity. He will progress to four days per week and then five before being cleared to throw off the mound. As long as all of those stages go off without a hitch, the hope is Ohtani will be able to face hitters either via live batting practice or a simulated game by October. He would then be shut down for a while before eventually ramping things back up in the offseason. Ohtani is aiming to be a two-way player again in 2025.

Woodford made appearances out of the Pittsburgh bullpen Sunday against the Diamondbacks and Tuesday against the Padres, giving up four earned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out two over 3.2 innings.

After calling Woodford up from Triple-A Indianapolis on July 30, the Pirates turned to the right-hander to make a spot start against the Astros a day later. He gave up three unearned runs over five innings in a no-decision versus Houston, but the outing wasn't enough for Woodford to stick around in the rotation. Woodford will likely be deployed in mop-up situations or lower-leverage spots out of the bullpen while he's with the Pirates.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said that Garrett (elbow) will rejoin the Mets in Seattle on Friday and should be activated from the 15-day injured list at some point during the weekend, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Though the Mets may not activate Garrett on Friday, he's on the cusp of returning to the New York bullpen. The 31-year-old righty has been on the shelf since July 10 due to elbow inflammation after giving up three earned runs in two-thirds of an inning during his last appearance.