Royce Lewis swipes two bags in loss

There was some optimism that Snell would return to the majors this week, but that’s not happening. The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya reports Snell will aim for four innings during this next rehab outing. The 33-year-old southpaw has been out since undergoing elbow surgery back in May. He remains without a definitive return timeline and trying to anticipate his next steps is challenging given his injury history and the lack of urgency from Los Angeles to bring him back.

It’s the worst-case scenario outcome for Mead after he was drilled by a pitch during the second at-bat of his Red Sox debut against the Athletics on Monday night. The 25-year-old infielder was acquired from the Nationals for lefty Connelly Early last week and is already facing an extended absence. There’s a strong possibility his season is over given the severity of the injury. Cassell adds that Nick Sogard is coming up from Triple-A Worcester to take Mead’s roster spot. It’ll be Caleb Durbin handling third base with Anthony Seigler moving back into a starting role at the keystone.

Frelick is expected to be ready to return at some point in early-to-mid August. Milwaukee top prospect Luis Lara will continue playing regularly in his absence for the next couple weeks. Frelick hit the injured list with a right shoulder strain that had been bothering him for a while back on July 18.

Harrison is aiming for roughly 75 pitches in his first rehab outing after hitting the injured list with forearm tightness prior to the All-Star break. The 24-year-old southpaw delivered top-20 fantasy value at the position during a breakthrough first half where he posted a stellar 3.01 ERA and 101/20 K/BB ratio across 83 2/3 innings. The hope is that he’ll be ready to return to Milwaukee’s rotation in early August.

Reinforcements are on the way. Seager is likely to make it back to Texas’ lineup rather quickly after missing the last couple weeks with lower back inflammation. The 32-year-old shortstop will provide the Rangers with a much-needed boost in the middle of the lineup after taking over first place in the AL West from the Mariners earlier this week.

Refsnyder returns to a lefty-mashing platoon role with Seattle following a one-month absence due to right knee inflammation.

Kennedy has been booted from Seattle’s roster with Rob Refsnyder back from the injured list after going 1-for-10 at the dish in a handful of games.

Toronto is making more of an effort to manage Okamoto’s workload after he played 93 games before the All-Star break. It’ll be Ernie Clement moving over to the hot corner in his place on Wednesday evening.

No word yet on the reason for the move. It’ll be veteran utility specialist Willi Castro taking over at the hot corner in his absence. There should be an update on his status after the contest, especially if he’s dealing with a physical issue.

Schmitt is slated to undergo an MRI after tweaking his left knee during Monday’s series opener at Oracle Park. It certainly looks like an injured list situation where he’ll miss significant time, but that hasn’t been made official yet. There should be a definitive update on Schmitt’s status at some point this week.