Bobby Witt Jr. (back) returns to Monday’s lineup

Veen is now up to 17 home runs and 65 RBI in 89 Triple-A games to go along with a .313/.389/.580 slash line and 15 steals. He deserves another shot with the Rockies but likely won’t get one unless they trade away some outfielders at the deadline.

Doyle is now 14-for-38 (.368) across 10 games in Triple-A with one home run, five RBI, and one steal. He also played this entire game in center field. There is a chance that the 28-year-old could be back in Colorado by this weekend.

Cross has now homered in six straight games. The 25-year-old is hitting .249/.315/.421 in 91 Triple-A games with 11 home runs, 40 RBI, and 21 steals. He has been heating up this summer, hitting .270 in June and now slashing .357/.386/.750 in July with seven home runs, 21 RBI, four steals, and an 18/4 K/BB ratio. There is a chance that he gets some at-bats with the Royals to end the season.

Pannone will also start on Wednesday, which is curious because Shane Drohan was the scheduled starter. There is no word yet on whether Drohan is hurt or will just be used as a bulk follower. Pannone has not pitched in the big leagues since 2023. He has a 4.13 ERA in 72 innings across 16 appearances (15 starts) in Triple-A this year.

Dallas has operated primarily as a starter in the minors, but he has a 1.93 ERA in 4 2/3 innings of relief for the Blue Jays this season. He will provide length out of their bullpen for the remainder of the week.

Van Eyk threw 3 1/3 innings out of the bullpen on Tuesday to cover for Shane Bieber’s short start. His reward is a trip to the minors so that the Blue Jays can bring up a fresh arm for the bullpen.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Guerrero Jr. is “feeling better” and “probably available to pinch-hit” if needed. We would not expect to see Guerrero Jr. play today, but it seems like he’ll avoid the injured list. Kazuma Okamoto will start at first base with Ernie Clement at third base and Davis Schneider at second base.

The Mets likely only want Robert Jr. to play in one game of the doubleheader, thanks to his checkered injury history, so they will opt to play him in Game 2 against left-hander Chris Sale. Tyrone Taylor will start in left field and bat seventh.

Missing a game against Tarik Skubal may not be the worst thing in the world. In 21 games in June, Holliday is hitting .353/.493/.412 with seven runs scored, three RBI, and one steal. That also comes with a 31 percent hard-hit rate and no barrels. It’s nice that the batting average is so high, but Holliday is just producing empty average for your fantasy teams right now. Jeremiah Jackson will start at second base and hit eighth on Wednesday

Despite hitting well in 138 plate appearances for the Marlins, the team has seemed reluctant to give him at-bats against right-handed pitching over Jakob Marsee. With Jesus Luzardo on the mound today, Ruiz will get a start, but the Marlins face only one more lefty this week, so his playing time might be limited.