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Bubic allowed one hit and struck out two batters over one scoreless inning in a loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday.

Bubic's appearance was his first in the majors since Los Angeles acquired him in a trade with Kansas City in early August. The veteran lefty looked good Wednesday, throwing 13 of 19 pitches for strikes and hitting 95.9 mph with his fastball, well above his season average of 91.8 mph (with the caveat that his other nine outings were starts). Bubic has less than two weeks to get settled in before the playoffs, but he could be deployed as a bullpen weapon for the Dodgers during the postseason.

Aguiar (undisclosed) struck out two and allowed three earned runs on four hits and no walks over four innings for Triple-A Louisville on Saturday after being reinstated from the 7-day injured list.

Aguiar, who had been on the shelf since July 21, was cleared to rejoin the Louisville rotation after making just one three-inning rehab start at High-A Dayton earlier this month. The 25-year-old righty owns a 6.27 ERA and 1.55 WHIP over 47.1 innings across 12 starts with Louisville on the season.

Cortes is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Rays.

After nine straight starts, Cortes will exit the lineup for Thursday's series finale. Henry Bolte will patrol left field, and Denzel Clarke will cover center field for the Athletics.

Langeliers is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.

The Athletics are easing Langeliers back into things after he returned from knee surgery. This will be his second day off in five games, and all three of his starts have been at designated hitter. Jeff McNeil will serve as the DH in Thursday's series finale.

Jorge is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Dodgers.

The left-handed-hitting Jorge will take a seat for the fifth time in six games, with all five of those absences coming against left-handed starting pitchers. Dane Myers will cover center field in place of Jorge, who has gone 2-for-19 with a 1:7 BB:K and one stolen base in eight games since being promoted from Triple-A Louisville on Sept. 4.

The Tigers announced Friday that Carpenter (foot) has ramped up his running and hitting progression with the hope of returning from the injured list before the end of the season, MLB.com reports.

Carpenter has been on the shelf since July 27 due to left foot plantar fascitiis, and despite the 72-80 Tigers facing long odds to secure a postseason spot, the 29-year-old isn't yet willing to close the door on a potential return. If Carpenter does end up making it back before the season ends Sept. 27, he could be limited to more of a part-time role.

Smith is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Cincinnati.

Smith started at catcher Wednesday night, so he'll get a breather during Thursday's matinee. It will be Hunter Feduccia behind the dish for the Dodgers.

Betts is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Cincinnati.

It appears to be a routine day of rest as the Dodgers wrap up a road trip with a matinee against the Reds. Miguel Rojas will play shortstop for the Dodgers in the series finale.

The Brewers activated Zastryzny (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list Thursday and designated him for assignment, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.

Zastryzny has not pitched in the majors this season, having been limited to 13 rehab appearances across multiple stints as he dealt with intercostal and shoulder injuries. The lefty finally appears to be healthy now, but the Brewers decided they didn't have room for him on their active roster.

The Rays optioned Madrigal to Triple-A Durham on Thursday.

Madrigal went 3-for-10 and drove in one run during his brief time on the big-league roster. His roster spot is being absorbed by Taylor Walls (hip), who has returned from the injured list.