Here are three things well be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day: 1. Dodgers roster move incoming? The Dodgers had an injury scare yesterday when star catcher took a foul ball off of his throwing hand and exited the game. writes that Tanner Banks Jersey x-rays on Smiths hand came back negative, but given the importance of having multiple catchers available at all times, it wouldnt be a shock if Los Angeles made a roster move to shore up their catching depth in the event that Smith is even day-to-day. seems like the most likely choice to join the Dodgers roster in the event a third catcher is needed, but and are also available at Triple-A. None of those players are on the 40-man roster, meaning they would need their contract to be selected before being brought up to the majors. 2. Pitchers duel in Pittsburgh: Speaking of the Dodgers, theyre in Pittsburgh for a series against the Pirates. Todays game will feature a particularly exciting pitching matchup, as the Dodgers will send two-time Cy Young winner (2.41 ERA) to the mound for his eighth start of the season opposite likely NL Cy Young Award winner , who has a 2.05 ERA acro s 28 starts and has struck out 28.6% of his opponents. While Snell has mi sed most of the 2025 campaign due to injury, the lefty sports a 31.7% strikeout rate with a 2.78 ERA since the start of the 2022 season. The two aces will face off at 6:40pm local time in Pittsburgh this evening. 3. Series Preview: Guardians @ Rays Despite both clubs entering deadline season as sellers, the Guardians and Rays have managed to hang around the periphery of the AL Wild Card race into September. Cleveland is just three games back of the Mariners as they head to Tampa for a four-game set this weekend. The Rays are even closer at just 2.5 games back. That makes this upcoming series one that could have ma sive implications on the outlooks of both franchises. Things will kick off later today with (4.42 ERA) on the mound for Cleveland opposite (3.70 ERA). On Friday, Guardians righty (3.26 ERA) will take on Rays rookie , who has a 2.97 ERA in 33 1/3 innings. (4.77 ERA) and (4.98 ERA) will face off on Saturday as they both try to finish strong amid disappointing seasons. The series will wrap on Sunday with Guardians rookie (2.08 ERA in three starts) taking on Rays righty (2.74 ERA). Corey Knebel Jersey