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Nick Mears - Slated for bullpen session Mears (forearm) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Jack Stern of Brewer Fanatic reports.

Impact As long as he gets through the session without any hiccups, he could then be cleared for a brief rehab assignment later this week. Mears has been out since late August with right forearm inflammation but appears poised to make it back for the final week or so of the regular season.

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Adrian Del Castillo - Optioned to Reno Arizona optioned Del Castillo to Triple-A Reno on Monday.

Impact With top catcher Gabriel Moreno returning from the 10-day injured list Sunday, the Diamondbacks will roll with Jose Herrera as the No. 2 backstop. Del Castillo is slashing .313/.368/.525 over 87 major-league plate appearances this season, but he'll have an everyday role in Reno for the tail end of the Triple-A season. The move makes room on the Diamondbacks' 28-man roster for right-hander Scott McGough.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Scott McGough - Recalled from Reno The Diamondbacks recalled McGough from Triple-A Reno on Monday.

Impact McGough last appeared for the big club Aug. 10 against the Phillies, during which he pitched two scoreless innings while allowing one walk. The 34-year-old reliever has a 6.83 ERA and 1.62 WHIP across 29 major-league innings this season, but those numbers are down to a 3.22 ERA and 1.36 WHIP over 36.1 frames in Triple-A. McGough will bolster the Diamondbacks' bullpen for the upcoming road series against the Rockies.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Joel Payamps - Nursing forearm tightness Payamps was able to play catch Monday, one day after exiting an appearance versus the Diamondbacks with right forearm tightness, Jack Stern of Brewer Fanatic reports.

Impact The Brewers have yet to decide whether Payamps will be available for Monday's game against the Phillies, but it's a good sign that he's already throwing again. Payamps boasts a 1.15 ERA since the beginning of August, having allowed an earned run in just one of 18 appearances over that stretch.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sal Frelick wins Play of the Week for HR robbery | 09/16/2024 Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick wins the Play of the Week for his incredible home run-robbing catch against the D-backs

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Jake Bauers - Heads to bench vs. lefty Bauers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Bauers had started in both of the Brewers' two matchups with right-handed starting pitchers in Arizona over the weekend, but he'll head to the bench Monday while southpaw Ranger Suarez takes the hill for Philadelphia. Though he produced three hits over the weekend, Bauers is batting just .163 since the All-Star break.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Garrett Mitchell - Gets day off versus lefty Mitchell is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

Impact With southpaw Ranger Suarez toeing the rubber for the Phillies, the lefty-hitting Mitchell will get a maintenance day. The Brewers will turn to Gary Sanchez to fill Mitchell's spot in the lineup, with Sanchez serving as Milwaukee's designated hitter and batting fifth.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE