Texas Rangers outfielder Kevin Pillar (back) is scheduled to begin his minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco on Wednesday. Pillar is on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation in his lower back. The 36-year-old veteran has been out for the last week, but now that he's been cleared to play in minor-league games, he could rejoin the big-league roster sooner than later, possibly by this weekend or early next week. When he is cleared to come off the IL, expect Pillar to serve as a bench outfielder for the Rangers, leaving him little fantasy appeal in AL-only leagues. Before getting injured, the 13-year MLB veteran had gone 9-for-38 (.237) with no homers, two doubles, an RBI, three steals and six runs scored in limited playing time over 18 games.

Miami Marlins third baseman Connor Norby extended his team-leading hitting streak to eight games by going 2-for-4 with a triple and a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs. "Throughout the last week, my process has been really good, but the biggest thing and biggest emphasis they've had with me is just swinging at good pitches," Norby said. Both of the 24-year-old's homers this year have gone to the pull side. In his rookie season in 2024, just four of his nine long balls were pulled. During his current hitting streak, Norby is hitting .357 (10-for-28) with two doubles, a triple, a homer, three RBI, two walks and six strikeouts. He has hit safely in 15 of 22 games since his return from the injured list from a left-oblique strain. Norby is on the rise and is now hitting .269/.313/.436 on the year with four steals, six RBI and 14 runs scored as Miami's regular third baseman.

Cincinnati Reds rookie right-hander Chase Petty is set to make another start this Saturday at home against the visiting Cleveland Guardians. Petty was called up from Triple-A Louisville last weekend and made his second career MLB start on Sunday against the Houston Astros on the road, allowing four earned runs on six hits (one homer) while walking six and striking out four in just three innings for his second loss. While the matchup against the Guardians isn't terrible, it will come at a hitter-friendly ballpark in Cincy, and fantasy managers looking for a streamer probably won't be ecstatic to use an inexperienced hurler that hasn't fared well in his first two MLB starts. The 22-year-old former first-rounder has allowed 13 earned runs on 13 hits (three homers) while walking eight and striking out seven in 5 1/3 innings in his first two starts against St. Louis and Houston.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno will take the day off in Wednesday's series finale against the division-rival San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Jose Herrera is doing the catching for left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and will hit ninth against Giants right-hander Jordan Hicks. Moreno has never hit more than seven home runs in a season, so fantasy managers have come to expect limited production from the 25-year-old backstop, even though he did hit .284 in 2023. Through 35 games this season, he's sporting a .239/.308/.294 slash line with a homer, nine RBI and 16 runs scored in 120 plate appearances. Fantasy managers playing DFS will want to avoid Herrera out of the nine-hole. The 28-year-old Venezuelan has gone 9-for-44 (.205) this year with a homer and five RBI. He's hitless in his lone at-bat against Hicks.

New York Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and catcher Austin Wells are not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the hosting Seattle Mariners. Ben Rice will start at first base and bat second, while J.C. Escarra will do the catching and hit eighth against Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo. Goldy, who is having a resurgent season in his first year in the Bronx, will take the day off after starting each of the team's last six games. He's currently tied for third in all of baseball with 55 hits and ranks fourth with a .344 average, adding four homers, 21 RBI and 26 runs scored. Wells is batting just .214 (27-for-126) but is tied for third among all catchers with his eight home runs. His 28 RBI are tied for most with Seattle's Cal Raleigh at catcher. Neither Rice nor Escarra have ever faced Castillo in their career. Rice is a sneaky DFS power option with nine homers and 20 RBI on the year.