Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in his team's 5-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. He also doubled and scored twice. The Cuban native played hero on Tuesday for the Pale Hose, providing valuable insurance late in the outing. He came up to bat in the bottom of the tenth with two on after teammate Chase Meidroth singled home Brooks Baldwin the batter before -- giving them a 2-1 lead. Then, Vargas sent Emilio Pagan's first-pitch fastball 373 feet to left field to add on three insurance runs. It was his third homer of 2025. On the season, the 25-year-old holds an uninspiring .221 average, but has been much better over the past few weeks. In that time (17 games), he's batting .327 (20-for-61) with seven extra-base hits (three HRs, four doubles), ten runs scored, and nine RBI.

Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg (hamstring) suffered a setback in his recovery from a left-hamstring strain, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Westburg has stopped running and is resting his hamstring before beginning running progressions again. "That was unfortunate news," Hyde said. The good news for the O's is that Ramon Urias (hamstring) was activated from the IL on Wednesday and is starting at third base and batting ninth for Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. It was looking like the 26-year-old could begin a minor-league rehab assignment this weekend, but that obviously won't happen now, and the team doesn't have a specific timetable for his return after his setback. Until Westburg is able to return, Urias should see most of the starts at the hot corner in Baltimore, giving him a short-term boost in AL-only leagues.

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Joey Ortiz is on the bench again for Wednesday's series finale against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Andruw Monasterio is starting at shortstop and batting eighth against Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams. Ortiz has been on the bench in two of the last three games against right-handed pitchers. The 26-year-old could continue to lose playing time with the Brew Crew if he doesn't pick it up offensively soon. Through his first 139 at-bats in 2025, Ortiz has struggled to a .173/.228/.223 slash line with a home run, six RBI, four steals, 15 runs, nine walks and 23 strikeouts in 151 plate appearances. Monasterios is hitless in his three at-bats this year and has never faced Williams in his career. In the eight-hole on Wednesday, DFS managers should be ignoring him.

Cleveland Guardians right-hander Slade Cecconi (oblique) threw 68 pitches (48 strikes) in his third minor-league rehab start with Triple-A Columbus on Sunday and gave up two runs on six hits while striking out three and walking none in 5 2/3 innings. The 25-year-old has given up seven runs on 12 hits while walking two and striking out 10 in 13 innings in his three rehab outings. Cecconi is recovering from a left-oblique strain that landed him on the 15-day injured list back on March 27 for the start of the 2025 season. He's expected to return this month, but he's not guaranteed to have a rotation spot waiting for him in Cleveland, which means he could return to Columbus to serve as big-league rotation depth. The former first-rounder has posted a bloated 6.06 ERA and 1.35 WHIP with 84 K's and 21 walks in 104 innings in his first two big-league seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Lane Thomas (wrist) started his minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, May 13. He will play in at least a week of rehab games before the team decides whether to activate him. In his first game with Columbus on Tuesday, the 29-year-old went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts while serving as the designated hitter. He is recovering from a right-wrist bone bruise that he suffered when he was hit by a pitch early in the season. Thomas was placed on the 10-day IL back on April 22, but he could return to the Guardians in mid- to late May, barring a setback with his wrist. He might need to pick it up offensively to avoid falling into a platoon in center field with Angel Martinez when he returns, as he hit just .156 (7-for-45) with no homers and two RBI early on before getting hurt.