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Winder is back on the 40-man roster, but the right-hander will continue to work in the minors rather than be a part of the Minnesota bullpen. He could be an option at some point this summer.

Vaughn has been moved out of the cleanup spot on a handful of recent occasions as he’s a bit of a rough patch of late, batting .218 (12-for-55) with two homers and 10 RBI over his last 15 games. The 27-year-old kicked off his Milwaukee tenure on an absolute heater, but he’s cooled off considerably over his last few games.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters Priester will not require a trip to the injured list but will need a few extra days off. The 24-year-old rookie is on track to take the ball on Saturday against the Blue Jays. It’ll be Aaron Ashby and newly signed veteran Erick Fedde making a bulk relief appearance on Wednesday night in his place.

Montgomery, who has been playing through some lingering discomfort since last week, has gone deep in four consecutive contests and is up to 14 round-trippers through 43 games in his rookie campaign. He’ll grab a seat on the bench for Wednesday evening’s matchup with Chase Meidroth at shortstop and Lenyn Sosa at second base to face Kansas City right-hander Ryan Bergert. He’s still striking out too much, and doesn’t offer any stolen base upside, but he’s been a strong power source for fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues. He’s presumably day-to-day heading into Thursday’s series opener against the Yankees since precautionary imaging didn’t reveal any structural damage.

Jackson has been an unexpected late-season revelation for Baltimore, batting .324 (23-for-71) with one homer and nine RBI in 21 games since ascending to the big leagues back on August 1. The unheralded 25-year-old has batted second in seven consecutive contests and is worthy of consideration for a fantasy roster spot in deeper mixed leagues.

Kirk is on the bench for Wednesday’s series finale against the Twins after his right hand swelled up after being struck by a foul tip during Tuesday’s contest. The encouraging news here is that he didn’t suffer any fractures, but he’s probably going to need a few days off for the inflammation to subside.

Megill told reporters that it’s a relatively mild strain and he’s hoping for a minimum stint on the injured list, which would put him back in Milwaukee sometime around mid-September. He added that he felt the issue after throwing 34 pitches in his last relief appearance on Sunday in a blown save against the Giants. The logical pickup here for fantasy purposes is hard-throwing Abner Uribe, who picked up a save during Tuesday’s series opener against the Diamondbacks.

Brazoban underwent an MRI on Wednesday that didn’t reveal any structural damage in his oblique area, so the Mets have officially shipped him back to the minors to bring in a fresh arm.

With just over one month left in the season, there simply isn’t a ton of time for Robert to rest and recover from a pretty significant hamstring strain and still make it back to Chicago. Getz reiterated the front office’s commitment to the 28-year-old outfielder, seeming to confirm that they’re picking up his $20 million club option for 2026.

Albies took Ryan Gusto deep in the third and then reached five RBI for the seventh time in his career in the fourth. He has three homers in two days, matching his total from his previous 39 games, and his current .651 OPS is his high mark since June 9.

Wentz struck out five, though he settled for eight whiffs on 43 swings. It’s his third win in five starts this month and he allowed just one run in each of them, but his two losses were bad enough that his ERA has dropped only from 5.02 at the beginning of August to 4.92 now. He should be avoided with his next start coming on the road against the Cubs.