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The A’s have be relying on Sacramento’s entire pen before long. Casilla, the former Jairo Garcia, had a 4.34 ERA and a 17/6 K/BB ratio in 18 2/3 innings in Triple-A. The A’s will try him in middle relief.

The plot thickens. Volpe continues to produce, which is going to make it challenging for the Yankees to take his name off the lineup card. It’s not necessarily a bad problem at the moment since it buys José Caballaro, who is on the bench in this one, a little bit of time off as he returns from a fractured finger. Volpe went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI during Monday’s series opener and has shown some positive signs in nine games since making his season debut earlier this month.

Caissie takes a seat against Blue Jays reliever Spencer Miles with Kyle Stowers moving over to right field. The 23-year-old former top prospect has shown some signs of life recently, hitting .270 (10-for-37) with two homers, 11 RBI and two steals over his last 15 games. He’ll need to show some additional consistency before fantasy managers in shallow mixed leagues are encouraged to consider rostering him.

Norby wound up sitting out Monday’s series opener after being hit by a pitch over the weekend. The 25-year-old experienced some left elbow discomfort, but managed to avoid serious injury. He’s at first base and hitting fifth on Tuesday evening in the Rogers Centre.

No surprise here with lefty Ranger Suárez, who has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season, toeing the rubber at Fenway Park. The 30-year-old, who has been an unexpected revelation for the first-place Braves this season, could wind up sitting out the entire series against his former club with young lefties Connelly Early and Payton Tolle set to take the ball for the final two games. Eli White takes a turn at DH on Tuesday night in his place.

Marcelo draws his second consecutive start at shortstop after going 1-for-4 with an RBI during Sunday’s series finale against the Twins. The 23-year-old former top prospect will get an extended opportunity at his natural defensive home with veteran Trevor Story facing a lengthy absence following sports hernia surgery.

It’s finally happened. Griffin will get his opportunity as Pittsburgh’s top-of-the-order igniter during Tuesday’s showdown against the division-rival Cubs after mostly towards the bottom of the order since being called up last month. The 20-year-old prodigy has put together a couple strong weeks in a row, hitting .296/.356/.432 with 16 runs scored, one homer, seven RBI and five steals in 21 games since the start of May. He’ll pick up a few additional stolen base opportunities out of the leadoff spot, which is nice bonus for fantasy managers.

O’Hoppe is back behind the plate after sitting out a pair of contests over the weekend. The 26-year-old backstop was held out for precautionary reasons after being hit in the head during a home-plate collision during last Friday’s contest against the Rangers. The positive news is that he cleared concussion protocol and didn’t suffer a serious injury on the play.

Mayo remains on the bench as he continues to deal with lower back discomfort that caused him to be scratched from Sunday’s doubleheader against the Tigers. The timing is unfortunate for the former top prospect as he was just starting to look comfortable at the dish. There’s a chance he requires a trip to the injured list if he’s unable to play later this week. It’ll be utility infielder Blaze Alexander handling the hot corner on Tuesday night in his place.

Rutschman takes a seat with youngster Samuel Basallo handling the catching duties in this one. The 28-year-old backstop has put together a strong campaign, hitting .254/.325/.478 with seven homers and 26 RBI across 154 plate appearances through 37 games.

Bazzana is hitting .417 (5-for-12) with one homer in three games since being moved to Cleveland’s leadoff spot last weekend. It’s too small of a sample size to draw any firm conclusions, but the 23-year-old top prospect’s on-base ability makes him a natural fit as a top-of-the-order table-setter, especially since the Guardians are lacking any in-house alternatives. He should be rostered in all fantasy formats at this juncture.