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Harvey was summoned in the ninth inning to close out the game with a two-run lead for his first save chance with Kansas City. He gave up a solo homer to Bligh Madris, then surrendered the game-tying run on a pair of doubles before getting out of the inning. James McArthur blew a save chance later and took the loss in the 11th.

Diaz is still recovering from being hit by a pitch on the left wrist during Sunday’s series finale against the Orioles. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern since he’ll be available off the bench, if needed in an emergency. It’ll be César Salazar taking over behind the plate on Wednesday night since backup catcher Victor Caratini is in concussion protocol.

Salazar gets the call to Houston to handle the catching duties on Wednesday against the Rockies with both Victor Caratini (concussion) and Yainer Diaz (wrist) dealing with injuries. He got into eight contests earlier this season for the Astros, batting .143 (1-for-7) in the process. The 29-year-old is the quintessential third catcher in the modern era in the sense that he’s perfectly capable of filling in as emergency depth without threatening an established starting backstop for playing time.

Caratini is in concussion protocol after taking a couple foul tips off the catcher’s mask earlier this week. The fact that Yainer Diaz is still dealing with some lingering wrist soreness means that César Salazar will likely handle the bulk of the catching duties for a couple days.

There’s a lot going on with Boston’s rotation mix at the moment. The only certainty is that May will take the ball at some point on Friday or Saturday in the series. Top prospect Payton Tolle is making a bulk relief appearance on Friday for Triple-A Worcester with some combination of Kyle Harrison or Richard Fitts (biceps) in play to handle the other contest. It’s nearly impossible to speculate how the Red Sox are going to handle this quagmire with so many moving parts.

Abreu is going to need more time than initially anticipated as he works his way back from a calf strain. It’s unclear how the roster will shake out with Rob Refsnyder (oblique) set to return from the injured list on Thursday. The obvious move involves jettisoning top prospect Jhostynxon Garcia back to the minors, but that’s the least exciting one for fantasy purposes.

Kochanowicz draws the starting assignment for Wednesday’s series finale against the Rangers and is not a recommended fantasy option. The 24-year-old righty has struggled to an inflated 6.19 ERA and 71/55 K/BB ratio across 107 2/3 innings (22 starts) this season at the highest level.

Bachman’s latest stint with the Angels lasted only two games as he’s been shipped back to the minors to clear space for Jack Kochanowicz to come up and take the ball against the Rangers.

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.