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Nippert surrendered three homers tonight and has given up five in his two starts this year. The Diamondbacks will probably send him back to Triple-A prior to Sunday’s game.

Edman will be activated prior to Wednesday’s series finale at Dodger Stadium after wrapping up a minor league rehab assignment. The 31-year-old wound up missing nearly three months at the outset of the season recovering from offseason ankle surgery. He offers some appeal in extremely deep mixed leagues, but the lack of stolen base upside after a few injury-plagued seasons caps his realistic value.

The Cubs will determine his next steps following the session. Boyd’s return from the injured list was scuttled late last week due to shoulder soreness. The 35-year-old has been working his way back from knee surgery that he underwent back in early May. It’s starting to feel like he’ll need at least one minor league rehab start before rejoining Chicago’s rotation.

Morales has always been an intriguing arm, but he’s struggled to throw strikes in the majors this season. The hard-throwing 23-year-old will presumably operate in long relief for the Athletics after showing some promise in shorter bursts out of the bullpen at the Triple-A level recently. He can be ignored in all fantasy formats at this stage of his development.

Basso surrendered four runs over 1 2/3 innings during Sunday’s lopsided defeat at the hands of the Rockies in Las Vegas. The 28-year-old has posted an abysmal 12.46 ERA across 4 1/3 innings at the highest level this season.

Mecker made a precautionary exit from Sunday’s game against the Rays following an awkward collision with the left-field wall. The 26-year-old appears to have avoided serious injury and is back in there without missing any time.

Marinaccio has elected to appeal the suspension and will continue pitching until that process unfolds. Padres manager Craig Stammen has also been handed a one-game suspension, which he will serve during Monday’s series opener against the Cardinals. Marinaccio plunked Henderson during the ninth inning of Saturday’s game, which led to him being tossed from the contest.

Raleigh will rejoin Seattle’s lineup following a one-month absence due to a right oblique strain that put him on the injured list for the first time in his six-year career. The 29-year-old slugging backstop went 6-for-14 with five homers across four games for Triple-A Tacoma on a brief minor league rehab assignment. It’s possible the time away and out of the spotlight enabled Raleigh to rediscover last year’s record-setting form, which makes him an obvious buy-low candidate in all fantasy leagues.

The move paves the way for Cal Raleigh to return from the injured list for Tuesday’s series opener against Baltimore. Wisdom hit .182 (5-for-41) with one homer and four RBI during a 15-game stint with Seattle.

González went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment last week. The 26-year-old allowed four runs over 7 2/3 innings during his time with Seattle. He’ll presumably stick around as organizational relief depth on the doorstep of the majors.

Kerry earns his first promotion to the big leagues after posting a 5.92 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and 59/21 K/BB ratio across 62 1/3 innings across 14 appearances (11 starts) at the Triple-A level this season. He’ll presumably operate in a swingman-type role out of the Angels’ bullpen. There’s a chance he moves into the rotation with Grayson Rodriguez (back) on the injured list.