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Rodriguez, 23, batted .225/.303/.366 with seven homers at the Double-A level in the Rays organization last season. He’s merely a depth addition.

Painter built up his pitch count to 71 (49 strikes) in his second outing at the Triple-A level. The dynamic 22-year-old top pitching prospect is expected to arrive in the majors at some point in the early stages of the second half after a couple additional outings on the doorstep of the big leagues. He should make an immediate impact for fantasy managers once he debuts.

The move clears a roster spot for the Reds to activate ace Hunter Greene (groin) from the injured list to start Friday’s series opener against the Cubs. Richardson has compiled a strong 1.32 ERA across 13 2/3 innings (10 appearances) this season in the big leagues.

Trout still needs to run the bases at full speed before he’s cleared to return to the Angels’ lineup, but that’s the lone hurdle standing in his way at this juncture. The 33-year-old generational talent figures to be activated from the injured list at some point later this week or early next week.

Lopez will remain with the Cubs as extra organizational infield depth after being removed from the club’s 40-man roster earlier this week. The 30-year-old defensive specialist went 1-for-18 in a 14-game stint with Chicago.

Heim appeared to injure his right hand and was unable to continue due to difficulty throwing the ball back to the mound. He was replaced by Tucker Barnhart. The silver lining here is that the Rangers are carrying three catchers already so they might not need to make a roster move at all. There should be an update on his status shortly.

The positive news here is that Laureano didn’t wind up hitting the injured list after suffering a scary-looking ankle injury during Tuesday’s contest. He’s day-to-day heading into a four-game series against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Schanuel is batting .212 in 33 at-bats this season against left-handers, so he’ll grab a seat on Wednesday night with veteran Kevin Newman getting a chance to face Athletics southpaw JP Sears. The suddenly red-hot Angels are vying for their sixth consecutive victory and are close to getting Mike Trout back from the injured list.

Glasnow is making gradual progress towards rejoining Los Angeles’ rotation at some point in late June or early July as he starts to ramp up his throwing progression. The 31-year-old righty hit the injured list back in late April with shoulder inflammation.

It’s a rare night off for Gurriel with rookie Tim Tawa entering the lineup to play left field and face Dodgers righty Dustin May. It’ll be Gabriel Moreno, who has homered in back-to-back contests and is hitting .321 over his last 15 games, moving up to the third spot in Arizona’s lineup.

Melvin added that Verlander, who is dealing with a nerve-related issue in his pectoral, felt fine playing catch on Wednesday. However, he wasn’t going to be ready to make his next start on Saturday against the Nationals. Nothing official regarding his replacement in San Francisco’s rotation, but Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks, who threw a scoreless frame in relief on Wednesday, are stretched out enough to provide multiple innings. The dark horse candidate is top pitching prospect Carson Whisenhunt, who boasts a sparkling 3.00 ERA and 52/7 K/BB ratio this season at the Triple-A level.