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Aranda (wrist) was cleared to play catch and hit off a tee Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

A visit to the doctor Wednesday revealed that Aranda's fractured left wrist is progressing well, which has allowed the Rays to begin gradually adding activities to his rehab program. However, it remains unclear whether he'll be able to return before the end of the regular season.

Peralta (16-6) took the loss Wednesday against the Rangers, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks across five innings. He struck out nine.

Peralta matched a season high with five runs allowed in the loss, his first defeat in seven starts. The right-hander had been nearly untouchable coming Wednesday -- he'd held opponents scoreless in each of his prior five outings (28 innings), striking out 35 while allowing just nine hits in that span. Overall, Peralta's ERA sits at 2.69 with a 1.09 WHIP and 185 strikeouts through 30 starts (163.2 innings) this year. He'll look to get back on track his next time out, tentatively scheduled to come next week at home against the Angels.

Maton earned the save in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Brewers, striking out one without allowing a run over two-thirds of an inning.

After Shawn Armstrong walked Issac Collins with one out in the ninth, Maton was brought in to face the top of Milwaukee's batting order. The right-hander would strike out Brice Turnag before Jackson Chourio lined out, sealing the three-run Texas victory. It's the fourth save of the year for Maton and his first since August 5 -- he had blown his last three save chances while posting a 5.73 ERA in 11 innings prior to Wednesday, thus ceding the closing job to Armstrong. Overall, Maton's ERA sits at 2.95 this season with a 1.09 WHIP and 73 strikeouts across 55 innings between the Rangers and Cardinals.

Moniak isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

After going 0-for-10 with four strikeouts and a walk over his last three games, Moniak will retreat to the bench Wednesday while Jordan Beck, Brenton Doyle and Tyler Freeman start across the outfield for Colorado.

Kelly (12-7) earned the win Wednesday over the Brewers, allowing three runs on 10 hits across 5.2 innings. He struck out six.

Kelly's day got off to an inauspicious start, as he gave up back-to-back homers to Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio to lead off the game. However, the right-hander would right the ship and keep the Brewers from scoring again until the sixth inning en route to a 6-3 Texas victory. The 36-year-old Kelly has been sharp of late, posting a 2.61 ERA over his last six outings (38 innings). He'll look to keep it going his next time out, tentatively scheduled for next week on the road against the Astros.

Scott isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus Seattle.

Scott will receive a day to regroup after going 0-for-7 with three strikeouts across the first two games of the series. Nathan Church will replace him in center field while batting ninth.

Burger went 2-for-3 with two home runs, three total RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 victory over the Brewers.

Burger got Texas on the board in the second inning with a 432-foot blast off Freddy Peralta before extending the lead to 5-2 in the fifth with his second homer of the day. The 29-year-old Burger has gone 12-for-35 (.343) with four homers and 11 RBI in his last 10 games. Overall, he's slashing .246/.280/.449 with 16 home runs and 49 RBI across 339 plate appearances this season.

Crooks isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

It initially seemed like Crooks would take over as the Cardinals' primary backstop to close out the regular season, but a 2-for-17 start to his MLB career will now cause him to miss his third start in four games. Pedro Pages will start behind the plate instead Wednesday, and it seems likely that the two players will split time at catcher during the final stretch.

DeLuca suffered a right quad strain during a rehab game at Triple-A Durham and will miss the remainder of the season, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Injuries to DeLuca's shoulder and hamstring have limited him to just 20 games in the majors this season, during which he slashed .333/.356/.456 with four RBI, five runs scored and six stolen bases. Now dealing with a quad injury, the Rays will shut the 27-year-old down for the year and pivot to getting him ready for the start of the 2026 campaign.

Ragans (shoulder) will continue his rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Friday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

The left-hander made his first rehab appearance with Omaha on Sunday and threw 45 pitches across three innings. Ragans will continue building up his workload Friday and could require another rehab start after that before being cleared to rejoin the Royals.