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Collins is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Diego.

Collins is slashing only .167/.314/.286 in September, and as a result, he's seeing uneven playing time. He's absent from the lineup Wednesday for the second straight game, and he has started only 12 of 21 contests this month. Jake Bauers is in left field and Jackson Chourio will handle center field for the Brewers in the series finale.

Ortiz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in San Diego.

Ortiz started the previous six games and had at least one hit in each of those contests, but he'll get some rest in Wednesday's series finale. Andruw Monasterio will replace him at shortstop and bat eighth.

Contreras is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Diego.

After starting at catcher in each of the first two games of the series, Contreras will get a breather during Wednesday's matinee. Danny Jansen will be behind the dish and bat ninth as the Brewers try to avoid being swept.

Fry has been diagnosed with a broken nose and facial fractures after being hit in the face with a foul ball while attempting to bunt in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Tigers, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Fry attempted to bunt a 99-mph fastball from Tarik Skubal in the bottom of the sixth inning, but it skipped off his bat and hit Fry in the face. He is expected to miss some time, and the Guardians could make a roster move with Fry on Wednesday. Fry's regular season may be over. He's slashing .171/.229/.363 with eight home runs, 23 RBI, 16 runs scored, one stolen base and a 9:58 BB:K across 157 plate appearances this season.

Quintero slashed .259/.384/.440 with five home runs, 12 steals, a 15.8 percent walk rate and a 24 percent strikeout rate in 32 games for High-A Great Lakes.

The righty-hitting center fielder laid waste to the Cal League, logging a 160 wRC+ with 14 homers and 35 steals in 81 games before getting promoted to the Midwest League on July 25. He hasn't been quite as dominant at High-A (135 wRC+), but he's still aced the assignment, as he's one of the youngest players at High-A and had no trouble getting to his power in games while maintaining a strong approach at the plate. Quintero is a great athlete who spent the majority of the year patrolling center field. The only other minor-league players to hit 17-plus homers with 45-plus steals this year are Cardinals outfielder Joshua Baez and No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin.

Tatis (illness) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Tatis will miss a third straight start as he battles an illness. The Padres have a team off day Thursday, so Tatis could be back in action Friday versus the Diamondbacks. Ramon Laureano will again slide over to right field for the Padres, while Gavin Sheets gets the start in left field.

The Brewers recalled Rodriguez from Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Rodriguez has been knocked around in three relief outings with the Brewers this season, allowing seven runs with a 6:7 K:BB over 7.2 frames. With Chad Patrick slated for a relatively abbreviated start Wednesday in San Diego, Rodriguez will provide some necessary length out of the bullpen.

The Brewers designated Zimmermann for assignment Wednesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Zimmermann made a spot start Tuesday in San Diego, yielding six runs (five earned) over six innings of work. He'll be replaced on the active roster by Carlos Rodriguez, who will give the Brewers' bullpen some length.

Ward went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Royals on Tuesday.

Ward's long ball was a 398-foot solo shot in the ninth inning. The veteran outfielder is wrapping up the best campaign of his career, as he's established new personal-best marks with 35 home runs, 102 RBI and 85 runs scored. Ward is one of 11 MLB players to reach 35 homers so far this season.

Teodo hasn't allowed a run while striking out 14 and allowing eight baserunners over his last 10.2 innings (10 appearances) in the upper minors.

The hard-throwing right-handed reliever has had an eventful age-24 campaign -- his first as a pure reliever after being developed as a starter his first four seasons. Teodo opened the year at Triple-A Round Rock and had a brutal three-game stretch in mid-April where he gave up 10 runs in 4.1 innings before landing on the injured list with shoulder fatigue. He was activated May 13 but then landed on the shelf again three weeks later with an undisclosed injury. He was assigned to Double-A Frisco once healthy in mid-August, and was promoted to Triple-A on Sept. 16, and he has continued his scoreless streak across two appearances. Given how hard Teodo throws and his long-standing control issues, he is a volatile dynasty asset, but he's still young enough to potentially figure into the Rangers' late-inning plans in a year or two.