Jeremy Jeffress is on his way to returning to the Brewers in a high-leverage role. Plus, Cardinals demote Alex Reyes, Mike Montgomery and Matt Moore placed on IL, and Franchy Cordero injures elbow.

Max Scherzer leads the must-start options, Domingo German joins the strong starts with a matchup at BAL, and Marcus Stroman faces Cleveland.

With Jake Lamb expected to miss six weeks, Christian Walker gets the nod at 1B in ARI. Plus, Kevin Gausman ready for action, Matt Wisler activated, BAL signs Dan Straily, Edinson Volquez placed on IL, and more.

As injuries have mounted for the Yankees, Gleyber Torres has found himself moving up the batting order, while some teammates are battling to avoid a return trip to Triple-A. Also: the murky saves picture in BAL, Pedroia's return in BOS, Chirinos' sterling start in TAM and Alford's aborted opportunity in TOR.

Carlos Carrasco owns a dominant line against current TOR bats.

With Corey Dickerson out, the Pirates are weighing their OF options. Plus, Tulowitzki lands on the IL, Minter comes off the IL, Lamb suffers a quad injury, Kendrick activated and more.

The Daniel Murphy injury creates an opportunity in the COL infield, along with a look at the LA rotation and SD bullpen, catchers in ARI, and a new arrival in the SF outfield.

Kenta Maeda is the strongest start on a Friday with high heartburn potential, thanks to 15 of the 24 starters being in the Judgment Call category.

Wilmer Difo figures to get the bulk of time at SS while Trea Turner is out. Plus, updates on Jake McGee, Anibal Sanchez, Jordan Lyles and Tim Anderson.

LAA's early offensive woes suggest that Shohei Ohtani (the DH) cannot return soon enough. We also examine what may be tentative catching situations in OAK, SEA, and HOU...

Noah Syndergaard, Trevor Bauer, and James Paxton head a light Thursday slate, with only six pitchers having positive matchup scores.