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Bourgeois took batting practice Saturday for the first time since the Astros’ homestand began on Thursday. He came on as a pinch-runner Saturday and stayed in to take a few at-bats, so the wrist clearly isn’t a major issue.

Not ideal. Burnes, who was injured during his start Sunday, figures to be placed on the injured list prior to tonight’s game. Ryne Nelson is the obvious choice to replace him in Arizona’s rotation.

Ureña can eat innings for a Dodgers club with an incredible 15 pitchers on the injured list. It’ll be Ureña’s third team this season after stints with the Mets (15.00 ERA in three innings) and Blue Jays (3.65 ERA in 12 1/3 innings).

La Sorsa presumably was set to opt out of his Reds contract, but the team decided to keep him around by adding him to the 40-man. He’ll continue pitching at Louisville, where he has a 3.92 ERA and a 14/14 K/BB in 20 2/3 innings this season. The 27-year-old has a 4.47 ERA in 41 career major league relief appearances.

Jenkins hasn’t played since suffering a sprained ankle in his second game of the season for Double-A Wichita. He’ll likely play in a few games in Florida before rejoining the Wind Surge.

This is the very early stages of speculation, but it makes some sense with the Red Sox looking to find space for Roman Anthony in the outfield. Abreu is a talented 25-year-old, but he has taken a bit of a step back this season, slashing .246/.327/.482. He has seen a power improvement and still grades out as an above-average defensive outfielder, but his 4 Outs Above Average grade is lower than the 6 he had last year, and his defensive runs saved is down from 17 to 7. He remains an above-average starter, but the Red Sox could get a decent return for him and make room for Anthony at the same time.

The Orioles are staring at long playoff odds, so the team is likely looking towards moving players who are not under team control for assets that could help them in 2026 and beyond. Both Eflin and Sugano are free agents-to-be, so they would seem the most likely starters to be traded away. That would open up a rotation spot for last year’s trade deadline acquisition, Trevor Rogers.

Domínguez was pulled from Sunday’s game after hurting his thumb while sliding into second base. The 22-year-old is now dealing with enough swelling that he will be out of the lineup today and will have trainers further evaluate the injury. If Domínguez were to need an IL stint, it would likely mean that Trent Grisham would find himself with a full-time role.

This makes sense since Williams has been scoreless in 10 of his last 11 appearances while registering a 15/2 K/BB ratio in those 10 innings. He has had more success in the eighth inning than the ninth inning since joining the Yankees, but he has a long track record of success as a closer and should slide back into the role for the next month or more. However, the fact that Boone said “most of the closing” implies that there could be some stray saves for Fernando Cruz or maybe Tim Hill if there is a pocket of left-handed hitters coming up.

Chisholm was diagnosed with three separate tears in his oblique on May 7th and was expected to miss four to six weeks. The fact that he beat that timeline back onto the field is impressive, but it does make you question how healthy he is. The 27-year-old was hitting just .181/.304/.410 with a 31.2 percent strikeout rate in 30 games before getting hurt; however, he did have seven home runs and six steals to help provide fantasy value. The Yankees will allegedly use Chisholm at third base now that he’s back, which should open up second base for DJ LeMahieu and means that Jorbit Vivas would head to the bench or the minors.

Gomber has been on the injured list since early March with a shoulder injury. He suffered a setback when he first tried to begin his rehab process in early April, and now will try and begin the process again. It will likely be early July before he becomes an option for the Rockies.