Some news and notes from around the league on Tuesday afternoon:
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The Marlins have activated Giancarlo Stanton from the disabled list and placed Donnie Murphy on the 15-day DL with a strained left hamstring, tweeted MLB.com's Joe Frisaro.
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The Astros are calling up outfielder Brandon Barnes to the major leagues, wrote the Houston Chronicle's Zachary Levine. A corresponding roster move hasn't yet been announced, but will be made before Tuesday night's game.
- Barnes was drafted by the Astros way back in June 2005, and has been in the Houston system ever since. This season, in 106 games split betwen Double-A and Triple-A, Barnes is batting .321/.381/.514 with 12 home runs and 69 RBI. He has stolen 21 bases in 27 opportunities.
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Finally, oft-injured Blue Jays pitcher Dustin McGowan needs arthroscopic shoulder surgery, and is headed to Dr. James Andrews' office with Drew Hutchison. Nobody knows when McGowan might pitch again.