A look at what’s happening around the majors on Wednesday:
BETTS HURTING
Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts might be making a return to the injured list after he was scratched from the lineup with a sore right hip.
Betts didn’t start Tuesday night at Philadelphia. He hasn’t played since Saturday.
Betts is batting .277 with 17 home runs and 44 RBIs in 87 games for the defending World Series champions.
The Dodgers are locked in a tight three-way race at the top of the NL West wit San Francisco and San Diego.
MATTINGLY NEARS RETURN
Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly is expected to return to the team on Friday after a bout with COVID-19.
The 60-year-old Mattingly tested positive on July 31 and has experienced mild symptoms. He was vaccinated in mid-April.
The last-place Marlins are in San Diego this week, and Mattingly plans to return to the dugout when they start a homestand Friday against the Chicago Cubs.
Bench coach James Rowson has been the Marlins’ acting manager in Mattingly’s absence.
OHTANI VS. GUERRERO
Two of the top candidates in the American League MVP race — Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani and Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — meet again in Anaheim.
Both had a quiet start to a doubleheader on Tuesday. Ohtani was 0 for 3 with a walk and run scored while Guerrero was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in the first game, which the Angels won 6-3.
Ohtani is scheduled to start on the mound against the Blue Jays on Thursday. The right-hander has a 6-1 record with a 2.93 ERA in 16 starts. He’s struck out 106 in 86 innings.
RAYS DEALING WITH COVID-19
The Tampa Bay Rays have placed left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough on the COVID-19 injured list.
Manager Kevin Cash said Yarbrough, who was with the Rays over the weekend during a three-game sweep at Baltimore, did not join the club in Boston for a three-game series that opened Tuesday night.
“He’s fine. Probably best not to go any deeper than that,” Cash said. “We probably should just wait for more updates in the coming days and we’ll go from there.”
The Rays also activated outfielder Randy Arozarena from the COVID-19 IL before Tuesday’s game. He batted leadoff and played right field.
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