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Miller exited Wednesday's game against the Phillies in the top of eighth inning with an apparent injury, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.

Miller threw eight pitches in the top of the eighth inning, allowing one run on two hits, before the Brewers' trainer came out to the mound to examine the right-hander. Miller was removed from the game and replaced Rob Zastryzny. Milwaukee has an off day Tuesday before resuming its series with Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Urias went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an additional RBI in Monday's 8-3 victory over the Angels.

Urias drew the start at second, where he has become a mainstay for the Astros, and clubbed his second homer with his new club. The 31-year-old opened the contest's scoring with a 361-foot blast off Los Angeles starter Yusei Kikuchi in the second. Since joining Houston from Baltimore at the trade deadline, Urias has batted .300 (18-for-60) with six RBI and five runs scored across 21 games.

O'Brien (shoulder) was cleared to play catch Monday and could avoid the 15-day injured list, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

O'Brien underwent an MRI on Monday due to lingering right shoulder discomfort, but the Cardinals were encouraged by the imaging results and the reliever was allowed to resume throwing. While a stint on the IL has not been ruled out, O'Brien will be given a couple days to continue to recover to see if a long-term absence can be avoided. The 30-year-old has emerged as a late-inning bullpen arm for St. Louis this season, collecting a 1.69 ERA and 35:17 K:BB over 37.1 innings while notching two saves.

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, a walk and three RBI in Monday's 8-3 victory over the Angels.

The Houston veteran tallied his team's final two runs with a 374-foot round tripper off Los Angeles reliever Brock Burke in the eighth. This marks the sixth time in his 15-year career that Altuve has reached the 24-homer plateau, with the last occurrence happening in 2022. The 35-year-old is now slashing .274/.337/.459 with 73 runs scored and 68 RBI in 570 total plate appearances.

Garcia (1-0) earned the win Sunday against the Angels, allowing three runs on three hits and no walks over six innings with six strikeouts.

The Houston right-hander looked sharp in his return from Tommy John surgery in May 2023, tossing 79 total pitches. Garcia averaged 91.4 mph on his fastball, down 1.3 mph from his mark in 2023, but that is to be expected as the 28-year-old works his way back into game action. All three runs Garcia conceded scored on long balls in the fourth, with Zach Neto hitting a solo shot and Jo Adell cracking a two-run homer. Garcia currently lines up to make his next start at Texas this weekend.

Kikuchi (6-10) coughed up five runs on eight hits and two walks over 5.2 innings to take the loss Monday at Houston. He struck out six.

Despite generating a solid 13 whiffs out of 97 total pitches, the Japanese southpaw reached double-digit losses for the second straight season. Kikuchi allowed five or more hits of the seventh time out of his nine post-All-Star break appearances, as he's struggled with a 5.59 ERA and 1.61 WHIP over 46.2 innings in the second half. Overall, the 34-year-old now sports a 3.83 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 162:66 K:BB in 159.2 total frames. He'll look to bounce back in his next start, which is currently scheduled to come at home against the Athletics this weekend.

Tatis was scratched from the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles due to lower half tightness, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Tatis said after Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Twins that he was dealing with some right hamstring tightness during the contest, but he felt well enough for the Padres to include him in their initial lineup for Monday's series opener. The Padres haven't indicated whether Tatis suffered a setback leading up to the start of the game, or if he was scratched out of an abundance of caution. Bryce Johnson will enter the starting nine in Tatis' stead, starting in center field and batting eighth.

Montgomery went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-5 victory over Minnesota.

The rookie shortstop opened the game's scoring with a 395-foot solo shot off Twins starter Bailey Ober in the second. This marks the second consecutive contest Montgomery has gone deep, as he's launched a long ball in six of his last eight games. Despite a mediocre .229 batting average, the 23-year-old has been a reliable fantasy option since debuting July 4, tallying 16 homers, 39 RBI and 27 runs scored in 47 games.

Leasure retired all four batters faced to earn the save in Monday's 6-5 win at Minnesota. He struck out two.

The Chicago reliever required only 14 pitches to notch his first four-out save of the season. With Leasure, Grant Taylor, Mike Vasil, and Steven Wilson all collecting saves in August for the White Sox, the team is in a full blown closer-by-committee situation. Through 52 total frames, Leasure has pitched to a 4.15 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and impressive 11.8 K/9, which should keep him in the mix for occasional save opportunities going forward.

Alexander (5-13) picked up the win in Monday's game against Minnesota, allowing one run on two hits and no walks with one strikeout.

The 31-year-old southpaw was credited with the victory after the White Sox scored two runs in the eighth to take the lead. Alexander didn't have his sharpest outing himself, yielding a run on a Brooks Lee single in the seventh. The Chicago lefty continues to pitch in long relief and is not worthy of fantasy consideration due to a 4.85 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 74:28 K:BB across 89 total frames.