Taylor Walls (finger) returns after four-game hiatus

He’s sitting against LHP Tugboat Wilkinson. When the Mets lost Luis Robert Jr. on waivers the assumption was that Ewing’s playing time would be safe, but Nick Morabito is manning center field for the platoon advantage. Since the start of August, Ewing is hitting .168/.242/.212 with no homers and eight stolen bases.

It appears to be a routine off-day for Tovar. Hopefully you dropped him early if you drafted him, as his .209/.256/.333 line has been extremely disappointing this year. Cole Carrigg will get the start at shortstop — it sure would help next year’s fantasy value for Carrigg if he could get enough starts at the position to be eligible next year, but that seems unlikely.

It’s a bit of a surprising move given the Phillies are trying to chase down the Braves in the NL East and Harris is hitting .351/.373/.684 with four homers and three stolen bases in his last 15 games. They are facing LHP Cristopher Sánchez and Harris is hitting .269/.306/.462 against left-handers this year, we guess. Lane Thomas will get the call in left field for the Braves with Mauricio Dubón shifting over to center.

Perhaps the Reds will turn to Jorge down the stretch in center field, where the uninspiring Dane Myers/TJ Friedl platoon has mostly gone nowhere. The 22-year-old certainly has enough speed to be fantasy interesting if he gets a shot at extended playing time.

He’s been sent back to the minors three separate times this season. Johnson somehow has managed to only get in to 16 games with the Reds in his time in the bigs this year — he’s hitting .063/.211/.063 with two stolen bases in 19 plate appearances.

This is a procedural move to free up a 40-man roster spot; Toglia is undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery.

Eisert threw 28 pitches over the last two games against the Giants and is likely just being exchanged for a fresh reliever here.

The 35-year-old catcher figures to pass through waivers unclaimed. He can choose to report to Triple-A Indianapolis rather than declaring free agency after he’s outrighted.

No word on where he’ll bat tonight after the long layoff but we’re assuming he’ll be in the lineup from the jump. Griffin hit .306/.359/.417 in 39 plate appearances between forearm and finger injuries with six stolen bases and a homer. He should be activated right away in daily transaction leagues and scooped up in any leagues where he was dropped.

He hadn’t played in any of the Diamondbacks’ last six games and is hitting .201/.285/.343 with two homers and three stolen bases — an improvement on a career .180/.241/.302 MLB line in 254 plate appearances. The 25-year-old does have a strong defensive reputation and may be claimed in spite of the lack of offense.