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Diaz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

Over his last 11 games, Diaz is slashing an impressive .333/.391/.476 with a pair of home runs, but he'll head to the bench for the second time in three contests nonetheless. Though Victor Caratini will get the nod behind the plate Tuesday, Diaz still appears to have a firm grasp on the No. 1 catcher job.

The Phillies placed Romano on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to right middle finger inflammation.

It's unclear when the finger issue first surfaced for Romano, who surrendered 10 earned run in his past four outings. After inking a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Phillies in December, the veteran right-hander has put up a disastrous campaign with an 8.23 ERA in 49 appearances.

Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

The Astros are holding Smith out of the lineup for a third straight matchup with a right-handed starter (Tanner Gordon), with the rookie's drop in playing time coming while he's slashing just .145/.203/.182 in August. Even if Smith is able to show improvement at the dish in his future starts, he may not get the chance to reclaim a full-time role over the final five weeks of the season after Houston reinstated Yordan Alvarez (hand) from the injured list Tuesday to make their corner-outfield ranks more crowded.

The Phillies recalled Robert from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.

The right-hander was sent to Lehigh Valley after coming off the injured list in mid-August but is now back with the MLB club. Robert has made 12 appearances for Philly this year and has a 5.79 ERA, 1.82 WHIP and 12:8 K:BB across 9.1 innings.

Gonzales is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in St. Louis.

It's a routine day off for Gonzales, who will take a modest nine-game hitting streak to the bench. Liover Peguero is covering second base and batting eighth for the Pirates.

Canzone (wrist) will start in right field and bat seventh in Tuesday's game versus the Padres.

Canzone hasn't played in more than a week due to a left wrist issue that required a cortisone shot. He's feeling well enough to give it a go Tuesday, and as long as his wrist holds up, Canzone should continue to see steady playing time in right field against right-handed pitching.

The Phillies released Ross on Tuesday.

Ross surrendered three runs in in his one-inning relief appearance in Monday's 13-3 loss to the Mets, which apparently prompted the Phillies to re-evaluate his place in their bullpen. The veteran right-hander joined Philadelphia on a one-year, $4 million deal during the offseason and nothced a 5.12 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 39:18 K:BB over 51 innings in 2025.

Church is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Pirates.

Church has drawn the lion's share of the playing time in center field for the Cardinals since Victor Scott (ankle) was hurt, but Church will step out of the lineup Tuesday. Lars Nootbaar will slide over to center field and Jordan Walker will get the start in right field.

Pages is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Pirates.

It's a regular day off for Pages, who had started at catcher in each of the Cardinals' previous two contests. Yohel Pozo will be behind the dish and bat ninth Tuesday.

Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young announced Tuesday that Eovaldi is likely to miss the rest of the 2025 season due to a rotator cuff strain, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

It's unclear when exactly Eovaldi sustained the injury, as he allowed just one run over seven innings versus the Guardians in his most recent start Friday. Assuming the veteran right-hander is indeed done for the season, he'll have the best campaign of his career cut short. Eovaldi is now likely to close out 2025 with a 1.73 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 129:21 K:BB across 130 innings.