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The 28-year-old Brooks went 3-for-25 with one RBI in his four weeks with the Giants. He’ll probably clear waivers, but maybe someone will take a flier, since he has been really good in Triple-A the last two years.

Turner is back for Saturday’s game against the Mariners following a three-game stint away from the club on paternity leave. The 39-year-old veteran slugger holds a lackluster .734 OPS with five homers and 27 RBI in 284 plate appearances over 74 games this season in his Toronto debut.

With everyone healthy, there isn’t a clear path to at-bats for Barger in Toronto at the moment. The 24-year-old has added some defensive versatility to his game this season, but has batted .150 (9-for-60) with zero homers and one steal in 63 plate appearances over 20 games in the majors. He’s going to get another shot eventually, but it might not be in the near future.

Lipscomb is back for another stint with the Nationals after batting .237 (28-for-118) with one homers and 10 steals across 133 plate appearances over 38 games earlier this year. The 24-year-old rookie’s stolen base potential is intriguing for fantasy managers in extremely deep mixed leagues and NL-only formats. He’s going to get some extended runway at third base moving forward following Washington’s decision to jettison veteran Nick Senzel.

The Nationals are starting to pivot towards playing some of their younger alternatives, which means Senzel loses his roster spot to prospect Trey Lipscomb. The versatile 29-year-old former top prospect signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Nationals during the offseason and posted a lackluster .663 OPS with seven homers and one steal in 235 plate appearances over 64 games. There’s a chance another team is willing to pick him up off waivers in the coming days.

Ryan finds himself back in the majors with Daulton Jefferies (elbow) back on the injured list. The 29-year-old righty has made posted a respectable 3.46 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 14/7 K/BB ratio across 13 innings (11 appearances) this season for Pittsburgh. He’ll continue to operate in middle relief at the highest level.

It’s never what you want to hear for a pitcher coming off a recent Tommy John surgery. There should be some clarity on his status once he undergoes further testing and evaluation. The 28-year-old righty has made six appearnaces (one start) in the big leagues this season between the Pirates and Giants.

Alvarez took a 99-mph fastball from Pirates starter Paul Skenes off his left elbow during Friday’s showdown, so it makes sense that he’s going to get some extra time to rest and recover. It’ll be Luis Torrens handling the catching duties on Saturday afternoon in his place. The 22-year-old backstop is probably fine, but it’s something to keep an eye on over the rest of the weekend.

Rays manager Kevin Cash is rolling with an all right-handed lineup on Saturday afternoon against Rangers southpaw Andrew Heaney, which means Lowe will start this one on the bench. The 26-year-old corner outfielder is batting .259 (14-for-54) with three homers and six steals over his last 15 contests.

Freeman is back in center field and batting seventh following a three-game absence due to lingering right wrist discomfort.

It’ll be a bullpen game for the Tigers on Saturday afternoon against the Reds with Faedo taking the ball for at least a couple frames at the outset. The 28-year-old former top pitching prospect has excelled this season as a full-time reliever, compiling a solid 3.35 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 33/15 K/BB ratio across 37 2/3 innings (23 appearances).