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Cruz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Cardinals.

The lefty-swinging Cruz will retreat to the bench as the Cardinals send left-hander Matthew Liberatore to the bump. Jake Mangum will patrol center field and will bat ninth for the Pirates.

O'Neill was given a PRP injection in his injured right shoulder recently, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

O'Neill had already been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a strained right rotator cuff, but the goal of the injection is to speed along the healing process. He's fully expected to be ready to go in time for spring training. O'Neill slashed just .212/.300/.377 over 85 games for the Orioles this season, and he is set to make $16.5 million in 2027 in the final year of his three-year, $49.5 million contract.

Jenkins is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Francisco.

The left-handed-hitting Jenkins is just 1-for-16 with a 1:7 BB:K against lefties thus far, and he will take a seat Wednesday as the Giants send southpaw Cesar Perdomo to the hill. Emmanuel Rodriguez will patrol center field for the Twins.

The Orioles recalled Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday.

He was just sent down this past weekend but is back to take the roster spot of the injured Samuel Basallo (concussion). Kjerstad is 4-for-19 with a 0:9 BB:K in 11 games for the Orioles this season and has slashed .289/.337/.462 with 11 home runs across 79 contests with Norfolk in 2026.

Cox went 0-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Twins.

Cox drew a walk in the first inning before recording his team-leading 15th stolen base of the season, and he also logged an RBI on a fielder's choice in the ninth. The 25-year-old has racked up seven stolen bases in September while batting .260 with 13 runs scored and seven RBI in 83 plate appearances. Overall, he's slashing .272/.317/.412 with 25 runs scored, 16 RBI and four long balls across 152 plate appearances this season.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Wednesday that an MRI on Bateman's right hip came back negative, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Bateman is dealing with some inflammation in his hip, but he has a chance to play later this week if he bounces back well in the coming days. While Bateman recuperates, Myles Straw is covering center field for the Blue Jays in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader in Baltimore.

Lile is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Detroit.

The left-handed-hitting Lile will get a break as the Tigers send southpaw Framber Valdez to the bump. Dylan Crews, Jacob Young and James Wood will be in the outfield, and Andres Chaparro will be the designated hitter for the Nationals.

Bateman (hip) is absent from the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Orioles.

Bateman was lifted from Monday's contest due to right hip discomfort and is considered day-to-day. Myles Straw will patrol center field and will bat eighth for the Blue Jays while Bateman recuperates.

Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rays.

The veteran outfielder accounted for the only offense in the matinee when he took Nick Martinez deep in the fourth inning. The Yankees lost the nightcap, however, ending their chances of winning the AL East and locking them into a wild-card spot. Bellinger is having a string close to the regular season, launching five of his 17 homers on the year over the last 13 games while producing a .308/.339/.635 slash line with two steals, nine runs and 11 RBI.

Moniak went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

Moniak led off the third inning with his 23rd home run of the season, a small positive in what has otherwise been a slow September. He has hit only .170 across 53 at-bats for the month while striking out 38.2 percent of the time, and a slow second half has dropped his overall batting average to .242 on the season. Nevertheless, Moniak is one long ball away from matching his career high.