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Bae (undisclosed) has gone 5-for-12 with a walk, an RBI and four runs in three games for Triple-A Indianapolis since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Friday.

After he was optioned to Triple-A on May 16 following a week-long stint in the big leagues, Bae played in just one game for Indianapolis before landing on the IL a week later. He was cleared to start up a rehab assignment with Single-A Bradenton on June 17, and after six games in the Florida State League, he made his return to the Indianapolis lineup.

Single-A San Jose placed Ortiz on its 7-day injured list in April due to an unspecified injury.

Ortiz initially appeared to be in line for a brief stay on the shelf, as he was cleared to begin a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on May 13. The 20-year-old outfielder went 3-for-17 over five games in Arizona but hasn't played since May 20, which indicates that he experienced a setback at some point along the way.

Benson went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the Padres.

The Cincinnati outfielder ripped an RBI single off San Diego closer Robert Suarez in the ninth for the walk-off win. The single also allowed Benson to secure his first three-hit game since May 18 against Cleveland. Since that date, Benson had struggled to a .163/.240/.233 slash line across 100 plate appearances prior to this contest, so perhaps this performance can turn around his fortunes. The 27-year-old is on the strong side of a platoon in right field with Rece Hinds and is now slashing .233/.299/.433 across 137 total plate appearances.

Freeman went 0-for-1 with a walk before he was ejected after the top of the third inning of Sunday's game against the Brewers for arguing balls and strikes, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Freeman took issue with a called third strike during his second plate appearance of the day and was tossed from the game along with Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer, who left the dugout to jaw at the home plate umpire. Sam Hilliard took over in right field in the bottom of the third inning in place of Freeman, who isn't expected to face any discipline from MLB due to his ejection. Expect Freeman to be back in the lineup for Tuesday's series opener versus the Astros at Coors Field.

Stowers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Stowers and fellow left-handed-hitting outfielder Jesus Sanchez will head to the bench Sunday while southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez toes the rubber for Arizona. Heriberto Hernandez will get the nod in left field in place of Stowers, who slashed .321/.472/.786 with three home runs, six RBI and eight runs while starting each of the last eight games.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

After starting each of the last nine games, the left-handed-hitting Sanchez will receive a breather while the Diamondbacks send southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez to the bump. Dane Myers will slide over from center field to replace Sanchez in right field in the series finale.

Taylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Though he's the best defensive center fielder on the Mets' roster, Taylor has faded into a part-time role due to his weak bat, as he's slashing .167/.219/.258 in June. He'll hit the bench for the fourth time in six games while Jeff McNeil gets the nod in center field.

Verdugo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

With Atlanta facing lefty Ranger Suarez, Verdugo will retreat to the bench for a second straight game. Stuart Fairchild will get the nod in left field.

Harris is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Harris will hit the bench for a second straight day after a run of 75 straight starts. The consecutive days off have both come against left-handed pitching, suggesting that Atlanta may at least temporarily be viewing Harris as a strong-side platoon player while he's struggled mightily at the plate in June with a .148/.165/.261 slash line and 27.2 percent strikeout rate in 92 plate appearances. Eli White will receive another look in center field in Sunday's series finale.

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that he had no medical update available on Nootbaar, who is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians after he appeared to tweak his rib on a check swing in Saturday's 9-6 win, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Nootbaar's absence from the lineup Sunday could have more to do with the fact that the Guardians are starting a lefty (Logan Allen) rather than an injury, but the outfielder's fantasy managers will nonetheless want to keep an eye on his status heading into the Cardinals' three-game series in Pittsburgh that begins Monday. Nootbaar, who had been nursing rib pain coming into Saturday, was able to finish out that contest.