Brandon Lowe swats 23rd homer in loss to Reds

Benintendi figures to miss the next two games against Texas. Rikuu Nishida is taking his place and could make a start or two.

Nishida is back for a second stint with the White Sox after going 7-for-29 in 12 games in May and June. This could be a brief stay while Andrew Benintendi is on leave.

Schmidt, who had a 3.32 ERA in 14 starts before getting hurt last year, hopes to help the Yankees as a reliever next month.

The off day Monday apparently wasn’t enough for Caglianone to overcome his ankle soreness. Josh Rave is playing right field tonight.

Giménez missed four games due to hamstring tightness. He’s batting seventh tonight.

Ramos is just 6-for-53 with no homers in 16 games since joining the Yankees, so he’s losing time even with Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton still absent. Things might change if he heats up, but he figures to play mostly versus southpaws for now, making him useless in mixed leagues.

The Brewers weren’t exactly quick to activate Frelick, who, after just a couple of weeks off due to a shoulder injury, went 10-for-36 with two homers over 10 games for Triple-A Nashville on a rehab assignment. It seems like a sign that they’ll treat him as more of a fourth outfielder now than the lineup fixture he’s been in recent years. Frelick hit just .236/.301/.330 in 313 plate appearances before going on the injured list, and Luis Lara has been a bit of an upgrade both offensively and defensively in his place.

Ornelas went 2-for-9 during his 10-day stint with the Brewers. He’ll probably clear waivers, at which point he’ll have the option of declaring free agency.

Brendan Beck was sent down last night to open up a spot. Topa, who has pitched for the Brewers, Mariners and Twins over parts of seven big-league seasons, will be making his Yankees debut. He had an 8.05 ERA in 19 innings for Minnesota earlier this year. He has a career 4.27 ERA in 168 2/3 innings.

Stanton has already missed four months, so this is just a paper move. However, it doesn’t sound like he’ll be a factor next month after suffering a left calf strain while rehabbing his right calf strain.