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Tatis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Padres manager Craig Stammen will give Tatis a break while San Diego wraps up its three-game set with Milwaukee with a day game after a night game. Austin Hays will get the nod in right field in place of Tatis, who had started each of the last nine contests while going 9-for-36 (.250 average) with four home runs, three doubles, three walks, 10 runs and six RBI.

Tatis went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in an 11-2 win over Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Tatis' loudest contribution was a solo blast to right field in the fourth inning. It was his fourth homer over his past seven contests, and the veteran slugger appears to finally be getting his power stroke going. Tatis didn't homer at all until his 56th contest of the campaign and had gone 12 straight games without a long ball prior to the aforementioned current seven-game power surge. His muscle has helped San Diego bolt into playoff position -- the Padres have won 14 of their past 18 contests and are now tied for the final wild-card spot in the National League.

Twins manager Derek Shelton said Wednesday that "[Thursday] is a possibility" for Buxton's (hip) activation from the 10-day injured list, Jack Azoulay-Haron of ELEmergente.com reports.

Buxton has been sidelined since late July with a right hip impingement, but he went through a full workout at Target Field on Tuesday and his activation is imminent. As long as he doesn't report any lingering soreness following Tuesday's workout, it sounds as though Buxton will be back in the lineup for Thursday's MLB at Field of Dreams game against the Phillies.

Cowser is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Minnesota.

Righty Zebby Matthews is on the bump for the Twins, and this marks the second day in a row that the lefty-swinging Cowser has been held out of the lineup against a right-hander. Cowser is slashing just .164/.301/.230 since the beginning of July. He'll again yield center field to Christian Franklin.

Butler went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 12-4 loss to the Rays.

Butler crushed an elevated cutter from Nick Martinez over the wall in right-center field for a two-run blast in the fourth inning. It marked the outfielder's second homer of August, and he's gone 8-for-38 (.211) across 10 games to start the month. Overall, it's been a year to forget for Butler, as he's slashing .206/.299/.330 with eight homers, 32 RBI, 44 runs and nine stolen bases over 112 contests.

Torres is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Torres finds himself on the bench for a third straight game, with the left-handed-hitting outfielder sitting twice against right-handed pitchers during that span. Jose Fermin will get the nod over Torres in left field, but both players may be merely keeping the seat warm for prospect Joshua Baez, who has submitted an .893 OPS at Triple-A Memphis this season and could be in the mix for a late-season promotion.

Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Tuesday that Anthony (finger) is "getting closer" to a rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.

Anthony recently graduated from hitting in the cages to hitting off a Trakjet machine. He last appeared in a game May 4, and given the length of his absence, he may need a longer-than-normal rehab assignment. The report projects Anthony's return for late August or early September.

Adell went 1-for-2 with two walks, a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to Detroit.

Adell swatted a solo home run in the eighth inning -- his first in a Guardians uniform -- and then plated another run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. The RBI were also the first for Adell since Cleveland acquired him at the trade deadline. He's batting .167 (4-for-24) with 10 strikeouts over seven games for the Guards.

DeLauter went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Tigers.

DeLauter's blast tied the game in the top of the third inning, as he remains consistent and productive deep into his rookie season. The homer was the 13th of the season for the outfielder, who has an .800 OPS over a career-high 464 plate appearances. Since the break, he has an .820 OPS with four steals, two homers, 11 RBI and 14 runs scored over 22 games.

Caglianone went 2-for-4 with a walk, one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Dodgers.

Caglianone has wielded a hot bat in August, going 17-for-40 (.425) over 10 games this month. He's added four homers, 13 RBI and two steals in that span. For the season, Caglianone is batting .269 with an .810 OPS, 21 homers, five steals, 53 RBI, 53 runs scored, 21 doubles and two triples over 112 contests. He's seen most of the playing time at first base in the absence of Vinnie Pasquantino (wrist), though Caglianone would likely push right fielder John Rave back into a bench role once Pasquantino's rehab assignment is completed.