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Smith was selected away from the White Sox in last December’s Rule 5 Draft, but the Padres wound up returning him. And now he’ll get a couple of relief appearances at the major league level down the stretch.

Minter will be slowed down temporarily after experiencing hip discomfort. It’s not considered a massive setback, but it will further delay his return to New York’s bullpen, which likely would’ve happened soon. He’s at least a couple weeks from making it back to the Mets’ high-leverage mix.

Jones showcased his complete five-pitch repertoire, while averaging 98.8 mph and topping out at 100.1 mph on his fastball, during his second rehab outing. He struck out two and only issued one walk while throwing 54 pitches (35 strikes). The 24-year-old former top prospect is working his way back from last year’s internal brace procedure on his right elbow and figures to make his season debut before the end of May.

Vitello added that Webb, who downplayed the issue while speaking to reporters after Tuesday’s start against the Padres, has been pitching through a knee issue “for a little while.” The 29-year-old workhorse, who has led the senior circuit in innings for three consecutive seasons, threw just 62 pitches over four innings while allowing a season-high six runs in a loss to San Diego. He’s tentatively scheduled to start against the Dodgers on Monday. There should be some much-needed clarity on his status later this week.

Giants manager Tony Vitello told reporters he’s hopeful Arraez will be ready for Friday’s series opener against the Pirates after sitting out a pair of contests to deal with a minor thumb issue.

Garcia will sit out his second straight contest after being diagnosed with a right wrist sprain. He’s expected to avoid a trip to the injured list. Curtis Mead makes another start at the hot corner in his place on Wednesday evening.

Padres manager Craig Stammen told reporters Campusano is banged up after fouling a ball off his foot during Tuesday’s game against the Giants. He’s questionable for Thursday’s series opener against the Cardinals.

The Angels are already without starter Logan O’Hoppe (wrist), so they’re going to need to bring up some additional catching depth, even if d’Arnaud manages to avoid a trip to the injured list. The 37-year-old backstop took White Sox rookie southpaw Noah Schultz deep for a three-run homer before leaving Wednesday afternoon’s contest in the fifth inning. He’s set to undergo further testing prior to Friday’s series opener against Toronto.

Woo threw first-pitch strikes to 17 of 21 batters on his way to earning his second victory of the year. It was nice to see him match his season high for strikeouts after he fanned just three batters over nine innings in his previous two starts combined. He’s slated to face the Astros on the road next time out.

The Mariners certainly weren’t going to use Andrés Muñoz for a third straight day, but they were willing to do so with Ferrer. The lefty gave up a long fly to Matt Olson to start the outing, but it stayed in the park, and he then retired the Michael Harris II and Mauricio Dubón to end the game. He has a 1.89 ERA in 19 innings out of the pen.

Pérez has a 2.38 ERA in his five starts and two relief appearances this season. He could spend more time in the pen now that the Braves have Spencer Strider back, but we’ll see how that works out. Since the Braves have six starters and off days Thursday and Monday, we wouldn’t expect to see Pérez start during the Cubs series running from Tuesday through Thursday next week.