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Segura sat Sunday as Freddy Galvis played second base, but he’ll bat second Monday against Brandon Woodruff. Galvis is at third base Monday while Brad Miller plays first and J.T. Realmuto catches Zack Wheeler.

Kilian was jettisoned from Chicago’s 40-man roster earlier this week and passed through waivers unclaimed. The 27-year-old righty will head to free agency in search of a new opportunity. He’s made eight appearances (five starts) in the majors since the outset of the 2022 campaign.

It’s an opportunity for Turner to make an appearance at the hot corner, potentially for the final time in his career, at Dodger Stadium. The 40-year-old has been mostly limited to first base this season in his Cubs debut, hitting .222 (4-for-18) with three RBI in eight games. It’ll be rookie Matt Shaw taking a seat on Saturday night.

India appeared to be in a bit of discomfort following a third-inning ground out and was lifted from the contest at the conclusion of the fifth inning. There should be an update on his status at some point soon.

Rea represents the most logical choice to replace an injured Justin Steele (elbow) in Chicago’s starting rotation. However, he’s the least exciting from a pure fantasy standpoint. It’ll likely be Javier Assad (oblique) taking this spot once he’s ready to return. There’s very limited streaming appeal here for fantasy managers outside of NL-only formats, especially against the Dodgers juggernaut of a lineup.

Murphy has started four of the five games since his return from the injured list and has looked good at the plate. After drawing a walk in the second inning, he led off the seventh with a solo homer off Manuel Rodríguez to put the Braves on the board. The 30-year-old backstop then slugged his second homer of the game to tie things in the eighth off Hunter Bigge, his third homer over four games.

Harris got on base with a single to lead off the game and stole second before he was left stranded. He came through for the team in a big spot late, taking Cole Suler deep for a go-ahead two-run blast that would ultimately win the game for Atlanta. The 24-year-old outfielder now has two homers and one steal on the season while hitting .231/.250/.385 across 58 plate appearances.

Aranda had an excellent day at the plate, reaching in all five plate appearances. He knocked a base hit in the first inning, then drew a bases-loaded walk in the third. After walking once again in the sixth, he drove in a run with a base hit in the seventh and took Raisel Iglesias deep for a solo homer in the ninth, his second of the season. The 26-year-old first baseman is limited to starts against right-handed pitching, but is taking advantage of his playing time hitting .378/.455/.703 over 44 plate appearances.

Iglesias was called on to close things out with a two-run lead over the Rays. He served up a solo homer to Jonathan Aranda, but held on to convert his second save of the season.

Smith-Shawver surrendered a solo homer to Junior Caminero in the first inning. He got into some trouble in the third, walking a run in with the bases loaded before escaping the jam with two straight strikeouts. The 22-year-old right-hander settled in for three more scoreless innings, striking out seven in his best start in the early season. He’ll draw a matchup against the Twins in Atlanta on Friday.

Rasmussen was excellent on Saturday, blanking the Atlanta lineup over five frames. He scattered four hits and one walk while striking out seven batters. He was saddled with a no-decision after the bullpen failed to hold the lead. The 29-year-old right-hander has allowed just one run through three starts, giving him a 0.60 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, and a 15/2 K/BB ratio across 15 innings. Rasmussen will look to keep it rolling in a tough matchup against the Yankees in Tampa on Thursday.