Tigers transfer Burch Smith (shoulder) to 60-day IL

Lindor has been out since late April with a calf strain, so the Mets will love to have him back. The only issue is that Juan Soto may not have to head to the injured list with a back injury. Soto and Lindor have only played nine games together so far this season.

Hill has earned the Rockies’ last two saves, so this is bad timing for him. The 26-year-old has a 5.06 ERA overall in 26 2/3 innings on the season. Antonio Senzatela and Victor Vodnik are better bets for saves while Hill is out, but no one in the Rockies pen seems worth rostering right now.

Halvorsen might be the Rockies’ most talented reliever, but he’s had a tough time throwing strikes this year, walking 14 in 16 1/3 innings. He does have a 3.31 ERA anyway, but it’s going to be tough trusting him with leads right away.

Velasquez made one appearance for the Cubs back in April, his first in the majors since 2023, pitching 2 1/3 scoreless innings before being designated for assignment and clearing waivers. The 34-uear-old has made six starts and four relief appearances for Iowa, amassing a 6.15 ERA and a 40/25 K/BB in 33 2/3 innings. He last worked five days ago, throwing 73 pitches, so if nothing else, he can provide some length in today’s doubleheader.

Hollowell was just sent down yesterday, but the Cubs have had two roster spots open up since. He’s allowed two runs and walked five in 3 2/3 innings for the Cubs this season.

Ferguson made one appearance for the Cubs earlier this month, allowing one run in 1 1/3 innings.

Núñez was claimed off waivers from the Orioles and optioned to Triple-A earlier this month. The 27-year-old hasn’t pitched in the majors this year. He had a 7.11 ERA in 12 2/3 innings for the Padres and A’s last season.

Cabrera injured his hamstring when he accidentally did a split while covering first base on Tuesday night. He looked to be in a lot of pain and had to be removed from the game. The Cubs are sending him for imaging on Wednesday to see how long he will be out for.

The Cubs having to place both Ben Brown and Edward Cabrera (hamstring) on the injured list on the same day is quite a blow. They’ll get Matthew Boyd (knee) back tomorrow, but this rotation will still be super short-handed. The hope is that Brown won’t be sidelined for much longer than his two weeks.

It makes sense after Eaton went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI in a win on Tuesday. The Red Sox will use that to give Jarren Duran a day off and put Connor Wong at designated hitter. While Duran has 12 home runs and 11 steals in 72 games this season, he’s also slashing just .199/.258/.366 and has just a 67 wRC+.