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He drove in a run with a single in the seventh inning, then plated Cedric Mullins and Joey Rickard with a double in the ninth. Sucre will split time behind the plate with Pedro Severino this year, at least until youngster Chance Sisco is ready to take over the gig. Fantasy owners shouldn’t expect many days like this from Sucre, who owns a weak .221/.258/.306 slash line in 227 career games.

Vidourek is the type of all-or-nothing slugger capable of displaying surreal feats of strength with big-time exit velocity numbers to back it up. He’s tumbled down Los Angeles’ organizational depth chart with a lackluster campaign in the lower minors this season, hitting .170/.332/.311 with six homers and nine steals in 256 plate appearances for Low-A Ontario. His ongoing struggles, combined with the Dodgers’ glut of outfield talent in the upper minors, are the most likely reason why he was expendable in this deal.

Meneses predictably went unclaimed on waivers after being removed from the Athletics’ 40-man roster over the weekend. The 34-year-old first baseman hit hit .150 (3-for-20) with two RBI during a nine-game stint with the club.

Diamondbacks skipper Torey Lovullo said that Martinez could be ready for minor league rehab outings afterwards. The hard-throwing 24-year-old former closer is working his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery and should make it to Arizona at some point in mid-to-late August based on his present trajectory.

Schwellenbach’s return timeline remains extremely murky, but it sounds like Atlanta is still holding out hope that he’ll pitch in the majors before the seasons wraps up. The talented 26-year-old will be racing the clock to make it back with just over two months left. He’s made slow progress from surgery to remove bone spurs from his elbow back in mid-February.

Báez will head to Low-A Lakeland to kick off his rehab assignment. He’ll likely need a couple weeks to get back up to speed as he works his way back from a high-grade ankle sprain that put him on the injured list back in late April.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters he wants to give Betts a different look after he went hitless during Sunday’s doubleheader against the Yankees. The 33-year-old shortstop looked like his usual self in June, but he’s gone .140 (6-for-43) with two extra-base hits and three RBI in 12 contests since the start of July.

There is no set timetable for Seager to return after landing on the injured list with lower back inflammation on July 1. He’s at the point where he’s resumed baseball activities and is ramping up his running progression, which is a step in the right direction. There should be a clearer idea of his return timeline once he’s a bit closer to game action.

Kuroda-Grauer has not looked overmatched since arriving in the big leagues last month, hitting .404 (23-for-57) with three RBI across 15 games. The 23-year-old rookie has begun batting towards the middle of the Athletics’ injury-depleted lineup recently and is worthy of a speculative pickup as a batting average source in most fantasy leagues.

Emerson has hit .195 (30-for-154) with seven homers, 20 RBI and three steals in 48 games since being called up back in mid-May. The most alarming recent trend for him at the dish is that he has zero extra-base hits since homering back on June 26. The 21-year-old prodigy has an extremely bright future ahead of him, but he’s simply not ready to be an impactful fantasy contributor as he acclimates to everyday life in the big leagues. It’ll be veteran J.P. Crawford at shortstop on Monday night.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters he wasn’t overly concerned about the severity of the injury after Carroll hyperextended his right elbow on a swing during Sunday’s comeback win over the Cardinals. The 25-year-old fantasy superstar will receive some extra time off to rest and recover with Jorge Barrosa taking over in right field. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.