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The hex that has gobbled up former Ole Miss players this season got Lance Lynn on Wednesday. St. Louis put the rookie right-hander on the disabled list with a side injury. Meanwhile, Cincinnati announced that rookie shortstop Zack Cozart (elbow) will have season-ending surgery. Chris Coghlan (knee, elbow) is currently shut down with hopes of restarting rehab work at the end of this month; he might be able to return to the Florida outfield in September. Pittsburgh outfielder Alex Presley (thumb) is currently doing a rehab assignment, and lefty Matt Maloney (side) is pitching again for Cincinnati’s Triple-A Louisville club after a long stay on the DL. Maloney, who last pitched in the big leagues on May 23, got a win Tuesday night, and Triple-A manager Rick Sweet (the former Jackson Generals skipper) told The Courier-Journal, “I can tell he’s back in form.”

P.S. Ernesto Mejia moved within one home run of matching the Mississippi Braves’ single-season record when he blasted his 18th on Wednesday night.