Mize (groin) expects to make next start

He was optioned down literally yesterday to make room for Matt Wilkinson and now comes back up as Keaton Winn was placed on the injured list. Sanmartin is just a low-leverage up-and-down arm.

He was already on the injured list for a right elbow strain earlier this year so we’re concerned that this could be something chronic that needs to be dealt with. Winn hasn’t made a real play for the closer’s role so this move has no fantasy impact. He carried a 3.65 ERA in 12 1/3 innings since returning from the injured list, but had walked eight and struck out just seven along the way.

Darell Hernaiz is starting at shortstop and batting ninth against RHP Randy Dobnak. Wilson remains a prime candidate to head to the injured list, especially now that the Athletics lineup is already injury-depleted as they finish off the season.

He left yesterday’s game with soreness in the ankle. Royals manager Matt Quatraro said after the game the issue had begun to occur over the weekend against the Angels. “Just going down the line today in that first inning hit, felt it a little bit, and then tried to manage it, go out to outfield, but clearly there was a little (soreness),” Quatraro said. “You know, we’re just trying to be cautious to be honest, because we don’t want something bigger to come up.” We’ll see what comes of this but Caglianone remains day-to-day for the moment. Isaac Collins is starting against LHP Gage Jump today.

Nick Fortes will get a day-game-after-a-night-game start against RHP Shane Bieber. Since being acquired by the Rays, Hicks has almost exclusively played catcher — he has just one start at first base and stayed in the game as a pinch-hitter twice as a catcher alongside 10 starts at catcher.

Bateman said he felt a pinch in his hamstring running up the line in the top of the third inning last night and came out when it tightened up in the fifth inning. He was set to undergo an MRI last night but we don’t know what came of it yet. Myles Straw and Daz Cameron are both in the lineup against LHP Ian Seymour today.

That’s two straight days on the shelf for Adell after fouling a ball off his left knee. He’s considered day-to-day.

He hasn’t played since suffering the hamstring injury during Sunday’s game. DeLauter underwent an MRI that showed no structural issues earlier in the week, and he took batting practice yesterday despite being unavailable during the game, so this appears to be a day-to-day issue still.

This appears to just be a routine day off for the WBC-winning third baseman. Michael Toglia is batting sixth and DHing in Suárez’s absence.

It will be JJ Wetherholt at shortstop and Bryan Torres at second base for the Cardinals against RHP Brady Singer. This appears to be just a routine rest for Winn, who is hitting .219/.292/.359 with a homer and two stolen bases in August.